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prison

noun

A correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
P
Ends with
N
Contains
RI
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
B1

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Pronunciation

ˈpɹɪzən

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Definitions

noun

  1. A correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

noun

  1. A prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

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