quarantine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Derived terms 1.3.2.2 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkwɒɹ.ən.tiːn/, /ˈkwɒɹ.ən.taɪn/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkwɑɹ.ən.tin/, /ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tin/
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[edit] Etymology 1

Directly from Latin quadraginta 'forty'; cfr. infra

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quarantine (plural quarantines)

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

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[edit] Etymology 2

From (the first part of) Italian quarantina giorni "(space of) forty days" (because of the Venetian custom of keeping ships from plague-ridden countries waiting for 40 days off port), from quaranta "forty", itself from Latin quadraginta 'forty'; cfr. supra

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quarantine (plural quarantines)

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.

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to quarantine (third-person singular simple present quarantines, present participle quarantining, simple past and past participle quarantined)

1. To retain in obligatory isolation or separation, as a sanitary measure to prevent the spread of contagious disease.
2. To put in isolation as if by quarantine

[edit] Derived terms

• quarantinable

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quarantine f.

1. Plural form of quarantina.