quarentena — meaning in English
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English meaning
- quarantine noun A period of enforced isolation imposed on people, animals, or goods to stop a disease from spreading.
Senses
quarentena is used for these senses in English:
- quarantine (historical) The 40-day period of isolation required after 1448 at Venice's lazaret to avoid renewed outbreaks of the bubonic plague and identical policies in other locations.
quarantine — full definition
- noun A period of enforced isolation imposed on people, animals, or goods to stop a disease from spreading.
- verb To isolate someone or something to prevent the spread of disease or contamination.