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Word: Dungeon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
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
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʌn(d)ʒ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a strong underground prison cell, especially in a castle.
Short Definition:strong underground prison cell
Word: Dungeon
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʌn(d)ʒ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
imprison (someone) in a dungeon.
Short Definition:imprison someone in dungeon
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