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/ˈkwɒr.ən.tiːn/ US pronunciation symbol

/ˈkwɔːr-/ n [U]

a period of time during which an animal or person that might have a disease is kept away from other people or animals so that the disease cannot spread

The horse had to spend several months in quarantine when it reached Britain.

(Definition of quarantine noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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quarantine noun is in the topic Veterinary medicine.

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quarantine noun

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