🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

detenzione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: detenzione

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Detainment/dɪˈteɪnmənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il periodo di detenzione è stato molto duro."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

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As noun
  1. 1

    The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody.

    "The prolonged detainment of the journalists sparked international outrage."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'detain', which comes from Old French 'detenir', from Latin 'detinere' (to hold back, detain), composed of 'de-' (away, down) + 'tenere' (to hold).

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