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dungeon
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[ˈdʌn(d)ʒ(ə)n], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a strong underground prison cell, especially in a castle
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Origin
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Middle English (also with the sense ‘castle keep’): from Old French (perhaps originally with the sense ‘lord's tower’ or ‘mistress tower’), based on Latin dominus ‘lord, master’. Compare with donjon
[ˈdʌn(d)ʒ(ə)n], (Verb)
Definitions:
- imprison (someone) in a dungeon
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Origin
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Middle English (also with the sense ‘castle keep’): from Old French (perhaps originally with the sense ‘lord's tower’ or ‘mistress tower’), based on Latin dominus ‘lord, master’. Compare with donjon
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