Meanings
- misspellingMisspelling of detention.
present singular third person detensions · participle present detensioning · participle past detensioned · past detensioned
- To remove the tension from something.
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detension. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detension
“detension.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detension. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detension,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detension.
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