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detention

How many syllables in detention?

  189347625 syllables

Divide detention into syllables:   de-ten-tion
Stressed syllable in detention:   de-ten-tion
How to pronounce detention:   dih-ten-shun
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Synonyms for detention


2 syllables
  • arrest
  • restraint
  • caging
3 syllables
  • custody
  • locking up
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with detention

    2 syllables
    • gentian
    • pension
    • mention
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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