Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redetention

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-de-ten-tion
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of redetaining.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From re- + detention.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

redetentions (plural)

Questions

What does redetention mean?
The act of redetaining.
Where does redetention come from?
From re- + detention.

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