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Uncommonquarantine
The correct spelling is quarantine.
How to pronounce quarantine
/ˈkwɒɹ.ən.taɪn/
nounIPA: /ˈkwɒɹ.ən.taɪn/
Say it like: Kwa-ran-tin-e
The correct spelling is quarantine. The desert in which Christ fasted for 40 days according to the Bible.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.The desert in which Christ fasted for 40 days according to the Bible.
- 2.A grace period of 40 days during which a widow has the right to remain in her dead husband's home, regardless of the inheritance.
- 3.A sanitary measure to prevent the spread of a contagious plague by isolating those believed or feared to be infected.
- 4.Such official detention of a ship at or off port due to suspicion that it may be carrying a contagious disease aboard.
- 5.A certain place for isolating persons suspected of suffering from a contagious disease.
verb
- 1.To retain in obligatory isolation or separation, as a sanitary measure to prevent the spread of contagious disease.
- 2.To put in isolation as if by quarantine
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