dungeon
[ duhn-juhn ]
/ ˈdʌn dʒən /
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noun
a strong, dark prison or cell, usually underground, as in a medieval castle.
the keep or stronghold of a castle; donjon.
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Origin of dungeon
1250–1300; Middle English dungeo(u)n, dongeoun, dungun<Middle French donjon<Vulgar Latin *domniōn- (stem of *domniō) keep, mastery, syncopated variant of *dominiōn-dominion
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Dungannon, dungaree, dung beetle, Dungeness, Dungeness crab, dungeon, Dungeon Master, Dungeons and Dragons, dunger, dung fly, dunghill
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British Dictionary definitions for dungeon
Word Origin for dungeon
C14: from Old French donjon; related to Latin dominus master
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