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quarantaine

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French quarantaine, from Italian quarantena, from Latin quadrāgintā.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˌkaː.rɑnˈtɛː.nə/
  • Hyphenation: qua‧ran‧tai‧ne
  • Rhymes: -ɛːnə

Noun

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quarantaine f (plural quarantaines, diminutive quarantainetje n)

  1. a quarantine, sanitary measure of isolating infected people; its duration or site
  2. (figuratively) any isolation, exclusion

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: karantina
  • Papiamentu: korantin (dated)

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French

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Etymology

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From quarante +‎ -aine, the medical sense a calque of Italian quarantena.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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quarantaine f (plural quarantaines)

  1. a number or group of or about forty
  2. One's forties (period of life between ages 40 and 49): une femme dans la quarantaine
  3. (medicine) quarantine (isolation to prevent contamination)

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