Etymology

isolation

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Today it means: The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people. Full definition →

French isolation
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  1. French · borrowed fromisolation
  2. English todayisolation

First attested in 1800. From French isolation, from isolé, placed on an island (thus away from other people). Equivalent to isolate + -ion.

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