confinement

🇺🇸 /kənˈfaɪnmənt/ 🇬🇧 /kənˈfaɪnmənt/
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noun
R

being kept in a closed space or prison

His confinement in the small room made him feel trapped.

R

the time when a woman gives birth

Her expected date of confinement is next month.

translation

n. being kept in a closed space or prison; the time when a woman gives birth

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Plural confinements