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English
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Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
English
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Etymology
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From
detain
+
-ment
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/dɪˈteɪn.mənt/
Audio
(
Southern England
)
:
(
file
)
Rhymes:
-eɪnmənt
Hyphenation:
de‧tain‧ment
Noun
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detainment
(
countable
and
uncountable
,
plural
detainments
)
The condition of being
detained
;
detention
.
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:
English terms suffixed with -ment
English 3-syllable words
English terms with IPA pronunciation
English terms with audio pronunciation
Rhymes:English/eɪnmənt
Rhymes:English/eɪnmənt/3 syllables
English lemmas
English nouns
English uncountable nouns
English countable nouns
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