What Does Quarantine Period Mean?

Meaning 1：quarantine period (Quarantine period)

Quarantine period 🔊

/ˈkwɒrəntiːn ˈpɪəriəd/

A fixed amount of time when a person or animal is kept apart from others to stop a disease from spreading.

quarantine period 🔊

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/ˈkwɒrəntiːn ˈpɪəriəd/

A fixed duration during which a person or animal is kept separate from others to stop the spread of disease.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Italian for 'forty' and Greek for 'cycle'.

💡 Mnemonic

Remember: quarantine = 40 days of isolation.

📖 Example

After returning from his trip abroad, Mark had to serve a quarantine period of 14 days at home before going back to work. 🔊 After returning from his trip abroad, Mark had to serve a quarantine period of 14 days at home before going back to work.

🔗 Collocations

serve a quarantine period – to complete the required isolation time

undergo a quarantine period – to experience a set duration of isolation

impose a quarantine period – to officially require a period of isolation

🔄 Synonyms

isolation period (n.) – A time of being separated from others to prevent infection.

confinement (n.) – The state of being kept in a closed space, often for health reasons.

🚫 Antonyms

free movement (n.) – The ability to travel and interact without restriction.

social contact (n.) – Normal interaction with other people.

🌱 Derivatives

quarantine (v.) – to place a person or animal under isolation for health reasons

quarantined (adj.) – being kept in quarantine

📖 Cultural Story

During the 14th-century Black Death, Venice isolated arriving ships for 40 days to prevent plague spread, coining the term 'quarantine'.