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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|frm|détention]] and directly from Late Latin dētentiō, retention,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from dētinēre, to hold back (see [[detain]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)
+ It is [[bor|frm|détention]] and directly from [[la-lat|dētentiō]], retention,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|la-lat|dētinēre]], to hold back (see [[detain]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)
==Earliest recorded meaning==