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   dungeon

   /ˈdʌn(d)ʒ(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a strong underground prison cell, especially in a castle.
   • 2. archaic term for donjon

   verb

   • 1. imprison (someone) in a dungeon. literary

   Word Origin 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.

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