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detention

/dɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/

US pronunciation
American sound/dɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/
dɪˈtɛnʃən
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final -tion sounds like shun

dɪ - ˈtɛnʃən -> detention

Myanmar meaning

(n) ထိန်းသိမ်းထားခြင်း

Full entry

detention /dÇ'tenʃn/ n [U]

(က) အကျဉ်းကျခြင်း။ အကျဉ်း ချထားခြင်း။ detention without trial ❍ deaths in detention ❍ a detention camp for illegal immigrants.
(ခ) ကျောင်း ဆင်းချိန်တွင် ဆင်းခွင့်မပေးသော ပြစ်ဒဏ်။
be given two hours' detention.
❏ detention centre (Brit ) (US detention home ) n
ပြစ်မှုကျူးလွန်သောလူငယ်များကို ခေတ္တ ထိန်းသိမ်းထားရာစခန်း။

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  • Detention without trial
Synonyms
custody, imprisonment, confinement, arrest, incarceration, locking up, apprehension, arrestation, bust, delay, detainment, hindrance, holding back, holding pen, immurement, impediment, internment, keeping in, nab, pen, pickup, pinch, quarantine, restraint, retention, time up the river, withholding
Antonyms
aid, assistance, freedom, help, liberation, release
Cross references
custodyimprisonmentconfinementarrestincarcerationlocking upapprehensionarrestationbustdelaydetainmenthindranceholding backholding penimmurementimpedimentinternmentkeeping innabpenpickuppinchquarantinerestraintretentiontime up the riverwithholdingaid
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