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1 confinement
1) (state of being shut up or imprisoned: solitary confinement.) φυλάκιση2) ((the time of) the birth of a child: her third confinement.) τοκετός
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confinement — confine ► VERB 1) (confine to) restrict (someone or something) within certain limits of (space, scope, or time). 2) (be confined to) be unable to leave (one s bed, home, etc.) due to illness or disability. 3) (be confined) dated (of a woman)… … English terms dictionary
confinement — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close ▪ The animals are kept in close confinement. ▪ solitary ▪ home (AmE) ▪ He was sentenced to six months of home confinement … Collocations dictionary
confinement — noun 1 (U) the act of putting someone in a room, prison etc, or the state of being there: her years of confinement | They were held in confinement for three weeks. see also: solitary confinement 2 (C, U) an act of giving birth to a child; lying… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
confinement — noun 1) solitary confinement Syn: imprisonment, internment, incarceration, custody, captivity, detention, restraint; house arrest 2) the confinement of an animal Syn: caging, enclosure; quarantine … Thesaurus of popular words
confinement — noun Date: 1592 an act of confining ; the state of being confined < solitary confinement >; especially lying in … New Collegiate Dictionary
confinement — noun a) the act of confining or the state of being confined b) lying in … Wiktionary
confinement — noun 1》 the action of confining or state of being confined. 2》 dated the condition of being in childbirth … English new terms dictionary
confinement system — noun : any system of raising poultry or other livestock in which the animals are kept from contact with the ground primarily as a sanitary measure … Useful english dictionary
confinement — UK [kənˈfaɪnmənt] / US noun Word forms confinement : singular confinement plural confinements 1) [uncountable] a situation in which someone is forced to stay in a place, especially a prison, and not allowed to leave She started writing poetry… … English dictionary
confinement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. childbirth, childbed; imprisonment, incarceration, captivity, custody, detention; circumscription, limitation, restriction. See restraint, reproduction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The state of being… … English dictionary for students
confinement — con|fine|ment [ kən faınmənt ] noun 1. ) uncount a situation in which someone is forced to stay in a place, especially a prison, and not allowed to leave 2. ) count or uncount OLD FASHIONED the time during which a pregnant woman gives birth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English