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- Dictionaryquarantine/ˈkwɒrəntiːn/
noun
- 1. a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that may have been exposed to infectious disease are placed: "horses entering the country must stay in quarantine longer"
verb
- 1. place (a person or animal) in quarantine in order to prevent the spread of an infectious disease: "I quarantine all new fish for one month"
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Quarantine is a period of time when people, animals, or things that may have a disease or be harmful are kept away from others. Learn how to use quarantine as a noun or verb in different contexts and see related words and phrases.
- English (US)
a specific period of time in which a person or animal that...
- Quarantine: Malay Translation
quarantine translate: kuarantin, kuarantin, mengkuarantin....
- Quarantine in Spanish
QUARANTINE translate: cuarentena, cuarentena, cuarentena,...
- Vietnamese Translation
QUARANTINE translate: sự cách ly, thời hạn cách ly, cách ly....
- Quarantine in French
QUARANTINE translate: quarantaine, quarantaine, mettre en...
- Translate English to Russian
QUARANTINE translate: карантин . Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Quarantine in Polish
quarantine translate: kwarantanna, kwarantanna, okres...
- Quarantine in Thai
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- English (US)
Learn the origin, history, and usage of the word quarantine, which means a period of isolation or restriction to prevent the spread of disease or pests. See examples, synonyms, related phrases, and medical and kids definitions of quarantine.
a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease. a period, originally 40 days, of detention or isolation imposed upon ships, persons, animals, or plants on arrival at a port or place, when suspected of carrying some infectious or contagious disease.
Quarantine is a period of time when people or animals with a disease, or that may have one, are kept away from others to prevent the spread of the disease. Learn more about the noun and verb forms, synonyms, and usage of quarantine in different contexts.
If you contract something highly infectious, such as pinkeye, please quarantine yourself so that you don’t infect others with it. This means you’ll have to stay in isolation and avoid contact with other people. Starting in the 16th century, a quarantine lasted specifically 40 days.
quarantine in British English. (ˈkwɒrənˌtiːn ) noun. 1. a period of isolation or detention, esp of persons or animals arriving from abroad, to prevent the spread of disease, usually consisting of the maximum known incubation period of the suspected disease. 2. the place or area where such detention is enforced. 3.
Quarantine means keeping animals or people away from others because they have or might have a disease. See the meaning, examples and translations of quarantine in different languages.
