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quarantine
a state of enforced isolation to prevent the spread of disease
Synonyms
- isolation
- confinement
quarantine in a sentence
The entire ship was placed under quarantine after several sailors fell ill.
During the outbreak, the entire dormitory was placed under quarantine, and students received meals delivered to their doors each morning.
Where it comes from
From Italian quaranta giorni '40 days', the isolation period for plague ships
Memory hook
QUARANTINE has 'quarant-' like the French for 40 — 40 days shut away.
Read it in context
- The Slanted Signature Narrative
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