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detention

/dɪˈtɛnʃən/ · 9 letters · 6 distinct letters

  1. noun

    a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

    his detention was politically motivated

  2. noun

    a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home

    the detention of tardy pupils

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