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单词 confinement
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confinement

[ kuhn-fahyn-muhnt ]
/ kənˈfaɪn mənt /
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noun

the act of confining.
the state of being confined.
the lying-in of a woman in childbed; accouchement; childbirth.
Military. incarceration in a guardhouse or prison while awaiting trial or as a punishment (distinguished from arrest).

Origin of confinement

1640–50; confine + -ment; compare French confinement

OTHER WORDS FROM confinement

Words nearby confinement

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British Dictionary definitions for confinement

confinement
/ (kənˈfaɪnmənt) /

noun

the act of confining or the state of being confined
the period from the onset of labour to the birth of a child
physics another name for containment (def. 3)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for confinement

confinement
[ kən-fīnmənt ]

n.

The act of restricting or the state of being restricted in movement.
Lying-in.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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