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| dun·geon [ dúnjən ] (plural dun·geons) |
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1. prison cell: a prison cell, often underground, especially beneath a castle
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2. castle keep: the secure main tower of a castle
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| [14th century. Via Old French donjon "castle keep" (later "secure underground cell") < Latin dominus "lord"] |
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