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quarantine
  1. A sanitary measure to prevent the spread of a contagious plague by isolating those believed to be infected.
  2. Such official detention of a ship at or off port due to suspicion that it may be carrying a contagious disease aboard.
  3. A certain place for isolating persons suspected of suffering from a contagious disease.
  4. A certain period of time during which a person is isolated to determine whether they've been infected with a contagious disease.
  5. (by extension) Any rigorous measure of isolation, regardless of the reason.
  6. A record system kept by port health authorities in order to monitor and prevent the spread of contagious diseases.
  7. (computing) A place where email messages or other files which are suspected of harboring a virus are stored.
  8. Synonyms:
      9. isolation, seclusion, sequestration, segregation, confinement, solitude, separation, detention, lazaretto, cordon sanitaire, solitary confinement, detachment, separateness, privacy, aloneness, retirement, solitariness, withdrawal, insulation, reclusiveness, secludedness, privateness, reclusion, remoteness, desolation, retreat, concealment, hiding, seclusiveness, loneliness, shelter, beleaguerment, peace and quiet, lonesomeness, aloofness, disconnection, closeting, blockade, loneness, keeping apart, setting apart, peace, protection, partitioning, silence, purdah, singleness, exclusion, obscurity, desert … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “She was then sent home and put in quarantine for several days.”
quarantine
  1. A desert in which Christ fasted for 40 days according to the Bible
  2. A grace period of 40 days during which a widow has the right to remain in her dead husband's home, regardless of the inheritance
  3. Synonyms:
      4. isolation, seclusion, sequestration, segregation, confinement, solitude, separation, detention, lazaretto, cordon sanitaire, solitary confinement, detachment, separateness, privacy, aloneness, retirement, solitariness, withdrawal, insulation, reclusiveness, secludedness, privateness, reclusion, remoteness, desolation, retreat, concealment, hiding, seclusiveness, loneliness, shelter, beleaguerment, peace and quiet, lonesomeness, aloofness, disconnection, closeting, blockade, loneness, keeping apart, setting apart, peace, protection, partitioning, silence, purdah, singleness, exclusion, obscurity, desert … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “She was then sent home and put in quarantine for several days.”
quarantiner
  1. One who quarantines.
  2. One who is quarantined.
quarantinist
  1. One who supports quarantine as a means of preventing the spread of disease.
quarantinism
  1. Support for quarantine as a means of preventing the spread of disease.
quarantinists
  1. plural of quarantinist
quarantiners
  1. plural of quarantiner
quarantines
  1. plural of quarantine
  2. Synonyms:
      3. isolation, seclusion, sequestrations, segregation, confinement, solitude, separation, detention, lazarettos, cordons sanitaires, solitary confinement, detachment, separateness, aloneness, retirement, privacy, solitariness, withdrawal, reclusiveness, insulation, reclusion, secludedness, remoteness, privateness, desolation, retreats, hiding, concealment, seclusiveness, peace and quiet, shelters, loneliness, beleaguerments, closetings, blockades, loneness, lonesomeness, aloofness, disconnection, purdahs, silence, singleness, peace, partitionings, exclusion, protection, obscurity, alienation, desert, ghettoization … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The arrival of Asiatic cholera in Europe in 1830, against which quarantines proved singularly ineffective, heralded the demise of the system.”
      “Certainly, we hope that as the science and the work is done that we will be able to remove some of those quarantines.”
      “Animals need to be handled less often, and the number and duration of quarantines have been minimized.”
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