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dungeon
('d/@/n/dZ//@/n )

noun (n)

  • the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    donjon, keep
    source: wordnet30
  • a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • A close, dark prison, common&?;, under ground, as if the lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being used as prisons.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To shut up in a dungeon.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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