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    [Noun]  | "de*ten*tion" | \ di-ˈten-chən \


    1: the act or fact of detaining or holding back; especially : a holding in custody

    2: the state of being detained; especially : a period of temporary custody prior to disposition by a court

    3: a punishment in which a student is required to stay at school for a period of time beyond normal class hours

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English detencion, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin detention-, detentio, from detinēre to detain;

    [Noun]  | "detentions" 


    1: the state of being held in lawful custody;


      * e.g., " ... he's been in detention since the arrest "




    2: an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business;


      * e.g., " ... the detention at the airport security checkpoint was brief, but because he was running late, it caused him to miss his flight "



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    [Noun]  | "detention" 


    1: the state of being held in lawful custody;


      * e.g., " ... he's been in detention since the arrest "




    2: an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business;


      * e.g., " ... the detention at the airport security checkpoint was brief, but because he was running late, it caused him to miss his flight "



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     [ "Detention" ]

    1: A place where in my case I catch up on sleep.

      * e.g.,  ... Ms Smith gave me a Detention for being late. But she should know by now its not gonna make me learn from my mistake its gonna make me hate her a HELL of a lot more. 

     [ "Detention" ]

    1: Surprising better than school.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: dude I got detention during math 

     [ "detention" ]

    1: A place where you get sent when a teacher notices something bad or inappropriated. The best way to get one is to chew gum.

      * e.g.,  ... Kyle: Yo David. I just got a detention from Miss Hoffman for chewing gum. So I gave her the finger and got another one. 

     [ "detention" ]

    1: A stupid way teachers try to teach you a lesson...by the way, it doesn't work!

      * e.g.,  ... Teacher: Hey you just got yourself a detention. 

     [ "Detention" ]

    1: Where Nathan Sykes likes to get physical.

      * e.g.,  ... 'Just please don't tell the principle, the feelings irrisistible, in detention getting physical.' 

     [ "Detente" ]

    1: Alittlebitboringthrash band with great vocalist and BIG sunglasses, not Emperor sunglasses, always big sunglasses, cool band.

      * e.g.,  ... Fenriz of Darkthrone loves Detente because of their great vocalist and their big sunglasses. 

     [ "detention" ]

    1: When you did nothing wrong but the demons (techers) still torture you

      * e.g.,  ... Teacher: You got detention 

     [ "detention" ]

    1: -a room where you sit in when a teacher wants you to "think about what youve done"

      * e.g.,  ... "I got detention for gum again" 

     [ "detention" ]

    2: -where most people get sent to for tardies and gum

     [ "detente" ]

    1: A relaxing of tension, especially between nations through negotiations.

      * e.g.,  ... Through a series of successful negotiations, a gradual detente has formed between the two nations. 

     [ "detente" ]

    1: A type of stalemate where it is in the best interest of each opposing side to NOT engage the other.

      * e.g.,  ... The USSR and the United States were engaged in nuclear detente throughout the cold war. 

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