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in⋅fir⋅ma⋅ry
[in-fur-muh-ree] 
mə
–noun, plural -ries.
| 1. | a place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured; hospital or facility serving as a hospital: a school infirmary. |
| 2. | a dispensary. |
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| in·fir·ma·ry (ĭn-fûr'mə-rē) n. pl. in·fir·ma·ries A place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured, especially a small hospital or dispensary in an institution. [Middle English infirmarie, from Medieval Latin īnfirmāria, from Latin īnfirmus, infirm; see infirm.] |
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Infirmary
In*firm"a*ry\ ([i^]n*f[~e]rm"[.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl. Infirmaries (-r[i^]z). [Cf. OE. fermerie, OF. enfermerie, F. infirmerie, LL. infirmaria. See Infirm.] A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated.
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Language Translation for : infirmary
Spanish:
hospital, enfermería,
German:
das Krankenhaus,
Japanese:
診療所
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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Main Entry: in·fir·ma·ry
Pronunciation: in-'f&rm-(&-)rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
: aplace especially in a school or college for the care and treatment of the sick
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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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