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confine

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1con·fine

noun \ˈkän-ˌfīn also kən-ˈ\

Definition of CONFINE

1
plural a : something (as borders or walls) that encloses <outside the confines of the office or hospital — W. A. Nolen>; also : something that restrains <escape from the confines of soot and clutter — E. S. Muskie> b : scope 3 <work within the confines of a small group — Frank Newman>
2
a archaic : restriction b obsolete : prison

Origin of CONFINE

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French confines, plural, from Latin confine border, from neuter of confinis adjacent, from com- + finis end
First Known Use: 15th century

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