Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detention home

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
de-ten-tion home
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An institution in which juvenile offenders are temporarily housed.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

detention homes (plural)

Phrases

detention centre remand centre

Frequently Paired Words

detention centre remand centre

Synonyms

remand home detention house house of detention detention camp

Questions

What does detention home mean?
An institution in which juvenile offenders are temporarily housed.

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