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Noun: dungeon  dún-jun
  1. The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
    - keep, donjon
     
  2. A dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined

Derived forms: dungeons

Type of: cell, fastness, jail cell, peter [Austral, NZ, informal], prison cell, stronghold

Part of: castle

Encyclopedia: Dungeon

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