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/ˈkwɒɹ.ən.taɪn//ˈkwɑɹ.ən.tin/Definitions
The desert in which Christ fasted for 40 days according to the Bible.
A grace period of 40 days during which a widow has the right to remain in her dead husband's home, regardless of the inheritance.
/ˈkwɒɹ.ən.taɪn//ˈkwɑɹ.ən.tin/Definitions
A sanitary measure to prevent the spread of a contagious plague by isolating those believed or feared to be infected.
Such official detention of a ship at or off port due to suspicion that it may be carrying a contagious disease aboard.
A certain place for isolating persons suspected of suffering from a contagious disease.
A certain period of time during which a person is isolated to determine whether they've been infected with a contagious disease.
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To retain in obligatory isolation or separation, as a sanitary measure to prevent the spread of contagious disease.
To put in isolation as if by quarantine