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Infirmary
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example Sentences
- The students stopping in at the high school infirmary on a recent morning here were making their usual requests.
- It had an outside door, but the other door went right into an infirmary hallway.
- She would then receive a crew cut, a uniform and a private room in the college infirmary.
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Word Origin & History
infirmary
1451, from M.L. infirmaria, from L. infirmus "weak, frail," (see infirm). The common name for a public hospital in 18c. England.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
infirmary in·fir·ma·ry (ĭn-fûr'mə-rē)
n.
A place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured, especially a small hospital or clinic in an institution or school.
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