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redetain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-de-tain
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To detain again.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From re- + detain.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

redetains (present, singular) redetaining (participle, present) redetained (participle, past) redetained (past)

Questions

What does redetain mean?
To detain again.
Where does redetain come from?
From re- + detain.

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