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infirmary

in·fir·ma·ry [ in fúrməree ] (plural in·fir·ma·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
place for care of sick people: a hospital or area within an institution where sick and injured people are cared for

[15th century. < medieval Latin infirmaria< Latin infirmus (see infirm)]
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