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[ˈsɛntɪnl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch
(e.g: soldiers stood sentinel with their muskets)
- an indicator of the presence of disease
(e.g: a sentinel surveillance programme for influenza)
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Origin
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late 16th century: from French sentinelle, from Italian sentinella, of unknown origin
[ˈsɛntɪnl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- station a soldier or guard by (a place) to keep watch
(e.g: a wide course had been roped off and sentinelled with police)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late 16th century: from French sentinelle, from Italian sentinella, of unknown origin
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