"retain and explain" meaning in All languages combined

See retain and explain on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: retains and explains [present, singular, third-person], retaining and explaining [participle, present], retained and explained [participle, past], retained and explained [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|retain<> and explain<>}} retain and explain (third-person singular simple present retains and explains, present participle retaining and explaining, simple past and past participle retained and explained)
  1. (policy) To preserve historical material regarded as problematic (such as statues), with appropriate contextual explanation, rather than destroying it or attempting to erase it from history.

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