IPA Transcription of "anal retentive" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “anal retentive” is /ˈeɪnəl ɹɪˈtɛntɪv/.

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analˈeɪnəl
retentiveɹɪˈtɛntɪv

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  • anal retentivethe act of paying such attention to detail that it becomes an obsession

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