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How to pronounce “detention”
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Pronunciation guide for detention
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of detention with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Luis H. Zayas: The psychological impact of child separation at the US-Mexico border
and we put them in detention centers,
- Definition summary
- (uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce detention
Luis H. Zayas: The psychological impact of child separation at the US-Mexico border
and we put them in detention centers,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “detention”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance.
- (countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement.
- (civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.
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