DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
quarantine
/'kwɑrən,tin/ · kwɑrəntin
Quarantine has 3 syllables: quar · an · tine.
quar
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an
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tine
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noun. Enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease.
noun. Isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease.
verb. Place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons.
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