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quarantine noun

  /ˈkwɑɹ.ən.tin/ , /ˈkwɒrn̩tiːn/ , /ˈkwɒɹ.ən.taɪn/ , /ˈkwɒɹ.ən.tiːn/ , /ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tin/ , /ˈkɔɹ.ən.tin/
  • (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.
  • 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.
  • (figurative) A similar period, instance, or state of rigidly enforced or self-enforced detention or isolation.
  • A place where such isolation is enforced, a lazaret.
  • (politics, figurative) A blockade of trade, suspension of diplomatic relations, or other action whereby one country seeks to isolate another.
 quarantaine

quarantine verb

  /ˈkwɑɹ.ən.tin/ , /ˈkwɒrn̩tiːn/ , /ˈkwɒɹ.ən.taɪn/ , /ˈkwɒɹ.ən.tiːn/ , /ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tin/ , /ˈkɔɹ.ən.tin/
  • (transitive) To place into isolation to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
 mettre en quarantaine
quarantine flag
drapeau jaune
adaptive quarantine
stop and go
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