Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: retention
IPA transcription: [ɹit'ɛnʃən]
Pronunciations of retention
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: retention, keeping, holding
    Meaning: the act of retaining something
  • Synonyms: memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity
    Meaning: the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"
Usage examples
  • Harsh, dry, yellow skin, purpuric spots with ecchymoses under the skin and mucous membranes, retention or suppression of urine, delirium, convulsions, coma, and death.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Royal Maundy, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording BDSM, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Management of multiple sclerosis, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Enceladus, License CC BY-SA 4.0