retention
/rɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/
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American sound/rɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/
rɪˈtɛnʃən
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- Final -tion sounds like shun
rɪ - ˈtɛnʃən -> retention
Myanmar meaning
(n) စွဲမြဲခြင်း။
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retention /rÇ'tenʃn/ n [U, sing] (fml )
၁။ (က) ထိန်းသိမ်း ထားခြင်း။ (စိတ်အာရုံ) ဆက်လက်အစိုးရခြင်း။
retention of one's rights/ privileges ❍ the full retention of one's (mental) faculties.
(ခ) ဆက်လက်ထားရှိခြင်း။ The government wanted to close the research establishment, but an official report argued for its retention.
၂။ မှတ်မိ ခြင်း။ show an amazing retention of facts/ details.
၃။ ထိန်းခြင်း။ တားခြင်း။ ချုပ်ခြင်း။ the retention of flood waters ❍ suffer from retention of urine (ie failure to pass it out from the BLADDER (၁)).
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