Words Containing Detain

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Definition of detain

v. t. - To keep back or from; to withhold.
v. t. - To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident.
v. t. - To hold or keep in custody.
n. - Detention.

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The word detain is a 6 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for detain is: de-tain