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dungeon definition

dun·geon (dun′jən)

noun

  1. donjon
  2. a dark underground cell, vault, or prison

Etymology: ME dongoun < OFr donjon, prob. < Frank *dungjo, earth-covered cellar for storing fruits: see dung

transitive verb

Rare to confine in a dungeon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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