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quarantine meaning and definition

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QUARANTINE noun

Definition of quarantine (noun)

  1. enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
  2. isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease

QUARANTINE verb

Definition of quarantine (verb)

  1. place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
    • "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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