Definition

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While I was helping my daughter tonight with her homework we happened to be looking up the word “quarantine” at dictionary.com. Check out the definition, especially the last one:

6 entries found for quarantine.

quar·an·tine.

    1. A period of time during which a vehicle, person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease is detained at a port of entry under enforced isolation to prevent disease from entering a country.
    2. A place for such detention.
  1. Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.
  2. A condition of enforced isolation.
  3. A period of 40 days.

One Response to “Definition”

  1. Kirs Says:

    That is interesting. Have you had more time to ponder on this? How about the 40 days and 40 nights?

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