Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retrieval

/ɹɪˈtɹiːvəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: re-trieval
IPA: /ɹɪˈtɹiːvəl/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of retrieving or something retrieved.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The operation of accessing data, either from memory or from a storage device.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The cognitive process of bringing stored information into consciousness.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Search dogs assisted in the retrieval of survivors."
"data retrieval"
"document retrieval"
"The system allows rapid retrieval of archived documents."
"information retrieval"

Usage

Inflected Forms

retrievals (plural)

Derived Forms

postretrieval preretrieval

Phrases

document retrieval information retrieval text retrieval

Synonyms

recovery

Rhymes With

evil medieval upheaval weevil primeval leavell

Questions

How do you pronounce retrieval?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈtɹiːvəl/.
What does retrieval mean?: The act of retrieving or something retrieved.

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