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Added 9 October 2026

confinement

/kənˈfaɪnmənt/ noun

In Latin: inclūsiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about confinement at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of confining or the state of being confined.
Lying-in, time of giving birth.
lockdown

Origin

Borrowed from French confinement. By surface analysis, confine + -ment.

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