retention
Definitions
Noun
- The act of retaining something
- The power of retaining and recalling past experience
- The power of retaining liquid
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# | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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1 | reception | 3 | 38 |
2 | intention | 3 | 36 |
3 | extension | 3 | 36 |
4 | prevention | 3 | 27 |
5 | detection | 3 | 13 |
6 | rejection | 3 | 11 |
7 | pretentious | 3 | 6 |
8 | detention | 3 | 2 |
9 | pretensions | 3 | 1 |
10 | rendition | 3 | 1 |
11 | pretension | 3 | 0 |
12 | detentions | 3 | 0 |
13 | retton | 2 | 0 |
14 | renton | 2 | 0 |
15 | reiteration | 5 | 0 |
16 | reinvention | 4 | 0 |
17 | retesting | 3 | 0 |
18 | resenting | 3 | 0 |
19 | repenting | 3 | 0 |
20 | relenting | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 96
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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