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- [jeyl]
- /dʒeɪl/
- /dʒeɪl/
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- [jeyl]
- /dʒeɪl/
Definitions of gaol word
- verb with object gaol to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison. 1
- noun gaol a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses. 1
- noun gaol (UK, Ireland, Australia) alternative spelling of jail. 1
- noun gaol prison 1
- noun gaol jail 0
- noun gaol (Britain, Ireland, Australia) Alternative spelling of jail. 0
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Origin of gaol
First appearance:
before 1225 One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; Middle English gaiole, jaiole, jaile < Old North French gaiole, Old French jaiole cage < Vulgar Latin *gaviola, variant of *caveola, diminutive of Latin cavea cage; see -ole1
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Parts of speech for Gaol
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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gaol popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gaol
verb gaol
- incarcerate — to imprison; confine.
noun gaol
- prison — a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- penitentiary — a place for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment, especially a prison maintained in the U.S. by a state or the federal government for serious offenders.
- lockup — a jail, especially a local one for temporary detention.
- detention home — a place where juvenile offenders or delinquents are held in custody, esp. temporarily pending disposition of their cases by the juvenile court
- secure unit — A secure unit is a building or part of a building where dangerous prisoners or violent psychiatric patients are kept.
adjective gaol
- custodial — Custodial means relating to keeping people in prison.
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