noun, verb
noun [U] a period of time when an animal or a person that has or may have a disease is kept away from others in order to prevent the disease from spreading:
The dog was kept in quarantine for six months. * quarantine regulations
verb [VN] to put an animal or a person into quarantine
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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