isolation English · revision 10491

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1800|origins=en isolate|origins=fr isolation}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a noun of action from [[isolate]], or from French isolation, from isoler, to isolate.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The action of isolating, or the condition of being isolated: 1800 in Etymonline, 1833 in the OED and Merriam-Webster.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In chemistry, obtaining an element or compound as a separate substance is from 1854.^(OED 1989) In biology, the prevention of interbreeding between groups is from 1859.^(OED 1989) The complete separation of patients with infectious disease is from 1891,^(OED 1989) and in psychology and sociology a person's separation from normal social contact from 1890.^(OED 1989) The withdrawal of a country from international politics is a later political sense.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1800 – isolation.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1854 – chemical isolation.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1859 – biological isolation.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1891 – isolation of patients.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated; separation or solitude.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(medicine)'' The separation of a person with an infectious disease from others.^(Collins 2023)

+ # The withdrawal of a country from international affairs.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[isolationism]]

+ * [[isolationist]]

+ * [[postisolation]]

+ * [[reisolation]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[insulate]]

+ * [[insulation]]

+ * [[isolate]]

+ * [[isolated]]

+ * [[isle]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}