quarantaine

French

noun
Definitions
  • A number or group of or about forty.
  • One's forties period of life between ages 40 and 49: une femme dans la quarantaine.
  • (medicine) quarantine isolation to prevent contamination

Etymology

Affix from French quarante.

Origin

French

quarante

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