Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irretention

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ir-re-ten-tion
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Absence of retention; the state or quality of being irretentive; lack of power to retain information

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- English retention English irretention From ir- + retention.

Synonyms

forgetfulness

Questions

What does irretention mean?: Absence of retention; the state or quality of being irretentive; lack of power to retain information
Where does irretention come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- English retention English irretention From ir- + retention.

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