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carceration

carceration noun: imprisonment, incarceration.

Noun

carceration (uncountable)

  1. (dated, obsolete) Imprisonment, incarceration.

Words formed from carceration

Questions about carceration

What does carceration mean?
Carceration means imprisonment, incarceration.
What part of speech is carceration?
Carceration is a noun.

Words near carceration in the dictionary

  1. carcerands
  2. carcerate
  3. carcerated
  4. carcerates
  5. carcerating
  6. carceration
  7. carcereal
  8. carcharhinid
  9. carcharhinids
  10. carcharhiniform
  11. carcharhiniforms

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