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confined
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
confined
(adjective)
confine
(verb)
confined
/kən
ˈ
faɪnd/
adjective
confined
/kən
ˈ
faɪnd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of CONFINED
[
more confined; most confined
]
of a space or area
:
very small
She gets uncomfortable in
confined
spaces.
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