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indention

Syllables: in·den·tionUK/ɪnˈdɛn.ʃən/

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Australia/ɪnˈden.ʃən/

indention noun: the process of indenting.

Noun

indention (countable and uncountable, plural indentions)

  1. The process of indenting.
  2. The state of being indented.
  3. An empty space at the beginning of a line to signal the start of a new paragraph.
  4. (archaic) Synonym of indentation /dent.
    Synonyms:
    indentation /dent

Synonyms of indention

  • indentation /dent

Forms of indention

pluralindentions

Origin of indention

From indent + -ion.

Words that rhyme with indention

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Questions about indention

What does indention mean?
Indention means the process of indenting.
What part of speech is indention?
Indention is a noun.
How do you pronounce indention?
Indention is pronounced /ɪnˈdɛn.ʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of indention?
The plural of indention is indentions.

Words near indention in the dictionary

  1. indentedness
  2. indenter
  3. indenters
  4. indenting
  5. indentings
  6. indention
  7. indentions
  8. indentment
  9. indentments
  10. indentor
  11. indentors

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