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quarantine
noun
Definition
A state of enforced isolation to prevent the spread of contagious disease.
In a sentence
“Quarantine measures were introduced at international borders to slow the spread of the outbreak.”
Synonyms
isolationconfinementseparation
Common collocations
- enforce quarantine
- in quarantine
- quarantine period
- quarantine measures
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