rétention

See also: retention

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French retencion, borrowed from Latin retentiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

rétention f (plural rétentions)

1. (medicine) retention
2. withholding

Related terms

• retenir

Further reading

• “rétention”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• orientent