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What does the word quarantine mean?

Part of speech: noun

The temporary isolation of persons, ships, or goods liable to bring contagious disease; also, a place for such isolation.

Usage examples for quarantine

Six months is the British quarantine for dogs!" – Apron-Strings by Eleanor Gates
Even then he cherished some illusions respecting the state of affairs; and he often said to me, " But for that confounded quarantine, I would hasten ashore, and place myself at the head of the army of Italy. – The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte by Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton
2, 5. 76- 4: ponga en cuarentena: put into quarantine, i. – Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de AlarcÃ³n