quarantaine

Meaning

  1. a number or group of or about forty
  2. One's forties (period of life between ages 40 and 49): une femme dans la quarantaine
  3. quarantine (isolation to prevent contamination)

Concepts

prevention of epidemics

forty-some

quaratine

about forty

medical inspection

communicable disease control

Synonyms

prévention contre les épidémies

les années quarante

Frequency

C1
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ka.ʁɑ̃.tɛn/
Etymology

From quarante + -aine, the medical sense a calque of Italian quarantena.

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