Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

house of detention

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: house- of de-ten-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prison, especially a temporary one.

Example Sentences

"Mama looked down and spit on the ground / Every time my name gets mentioned / The papa say "Oy, if I get that boy / I'm gonna stick him in the house of detention""

Etymology

From house + of + detention.

Inflected Forms

houses of detention (plural)

Synonyms

detention home detention house detention camp

Questions

What does house of detention mean?: A prison, especially a temporary one.
Where does house of detention come from?: From house + of + detention.

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