dungeon

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English dungeo(u)n, dongeo(u)n, dungun, donjon from Old French donjon, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *dung "prison, dungeon" (cf Frankish *dungjo "underground cellar") from Proto-Germanic *dung- (dungeon, cellar) from Proto-Indo-European *dheng- (to cover). Akin to Old English dung "prison, dungeon", Old Saxon dung "cellar", Old High German tung "cellar". More at dung

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Singular
dungeon

Plural
dungeons

dungeon (plural dungeons)

  1. An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.
  2. (obsolete) The main tower of a motte or castle; a keep or donjon.
  3. (video games) An area linked to the overworld that is inhabited by enemies, containing story objectives, treasure and bosses.

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