quarentene

noun

quar·​en·​tene

like 1quarantine

plural -s

archaic

: furlong, rood

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin quarentena, from Old French quarantaine period of forty days, set of forty

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Rhymes for quarentene

• dentine