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retention

/rɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/

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

rɪ - ˈtɛnʃən -> retention

Myanmar meaning

(n) စွဲမြဲခြင်း။

Full entry

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)).

More examples
  • There is a recruitment and retention crisis in the teaching profession.
  • [retention of] : This facility will be used for the retention of hazardous waste.
  • She still has serious fluid retention in the limbs and lungs.
  • [retention of] : The patient showed good retention of facts and figures.
Synonyms
preservation, maintenance, withholding, custody, confinement, detainment, detention, holding, keeping, memorizing, memory, recall, recalling, recognition, recollection, remembering, remembrance, reservation, retaining, retentiveness
Antonyms
forgetfulness, freedom, ignorance, liberation, release
Cross references
preservationmaintenancewithholdingcustodyconfinementdetainmentdetentionholdingkeepingmemorizingmemoryrecallrecallingrecognitionrecollectionrememberingremembrancereservationretainingretentivenessforgetfulnessfreedomignoranceliberationreleasefloodfromsuffer
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