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retainal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-tainal
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of retaining or keeping; retention.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English retain Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English retainal From retain + -al.

Usage

Questions

What does retainal mean?
The act of retaining or keeping; retention.
Where does retainal come from?
Etymology tree English retain Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English retainal From retain + -al.

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