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Lockdown

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Meaning

Noun

In Coronavirus & Prison:
The
of people in their own
(e.g; in a school) or cells (in a
), or to their own
or areas (e.g., in the case of a
- or nation-wide
) as a security
after or
a
or as a non-pharmaceutical
in a pandemic.
In American English:
A
to
together in rafting.
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Origin

lockdown
English
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doun
Middle English (1100-1500)
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dun
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
dune
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
dún
Old Norse
lock
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locc
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
lucan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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