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quarantine
/ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tin/
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What does quarantine mean?
noun
- A period of 40 days, particularly
- A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora enacted to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
- (figuratively) A similar period, instance, or state of rigidly enforced or self-enforced detention or isolation.
More meanings (15)
noun
- A place where such isolation is enforced, a lazaret.
- A period of time where people are not allowed to leave their homes to contain the spread of an infectious disease.
- (figuratively) A blockade of trade, suspension of diplomatic relations, or other action whereby one country seeks to isolate another.
- (figuratively) An isolation of one program, drive, computer, etc. from the rest of a computer network to limit the damage from a bug, computer virus, etc.
- (figuratively) The program, drive, computer, etc. thus isolated.
- (historical) The 40-day period during which a widow is entitled to remain in her deceased husband's home while any dower is collected and returned.
- (historical) The 40-day period of isolation required after 1448 at Venice's lazaret to avoid renewed outbreaks of the bubonic plague and identical policies in other locations.
- (historical) A 40-day period formerly imposed by the French king upon warring nobles during which they were forbidden from exacting revenge or continuing to fight.
verb
- To place into isolation to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
- To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.
- (figuratively) Synonym of isolate more generally.
- (figuratively) Synonym of restrict.
- (obsolete) To impose a quarantine, to establish quarantine regulations.
proper noun
- (obsolete) Alternative letter-case form of Quarantine: the Mount of Temptation where Jesus Christ supposedly fasted for 40 days, Jebel Quruntul near Jericho.
- (dated) Synonym of Mount of Temptation.
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This belief induces them to adopt the contrivance of putting themselves in that state of siege which they call “quarantine.”
If the sick dog, on the other hand, be one of a kennel of dogs, then quarantine must be adopted.
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To dream of being in quarantine, denotes that you will be placed in a disagreeable position by the malicious intriguing of enemies.
Captain Stone, a particularly able officer, had already instituted effective quarantine measures before my arrival, so that I only remained there a few days.
It is advisable to subject all newly-purchased animals to a short quarantine period before allowing them to mix with the other animals in the stable.