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sal·u·tar·y

   [sal-yuh-ter-ee]
–adjective
1.
favorable to or promoting health; healthful.
2.
promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome.
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Origin:
1480–90; < L salūt(āris) (salūt- (s. of salūs) health + -āris -ar1) + -ary

—Related forms
sal·u·tar·i·ly  [sal-yuh-ter-uh-lee, sal-yuh-tair-] , adverb
sal·u·tar·i·ness, noun
non·sal·u·tar·i·ly, adverb
non·sal·u·tar·i·ly·ness, noun
non·sal·u·tar·i·ness, noun
non·sal·u·tar·y, adjective
un·sal·u·tar·y, adjective

—Can be confused: salubrious, salutary (see synonym note at this entry).

—Synonyms
1. salubrious. See healthy.

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salutary (ˈsæljʊtərɪ, -trɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  promoting or intended to promote an improvement or beneficial effect: a salutary warning
2.  promoting or intended to promote health
 
[C15: from Latin salūtāris wholesome, from salūs safety]
 
'salutarily
 
—adv
 
'salutariness
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

salutary
1490, from M.Fr. salutaire "beneficial," from L. salutaris "healthful," from salus (gen. salutis) "good health" (see salute).
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Medical Dictionary

sal·u·tary definition

Pronunciation: /ˈsal-yə-ˌter-ē/
Function: adj
: promoting health : CURATIVE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2007 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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salutary sal·u·tar·y (sāl'yə-těr'ē)
adj.
Favorable to health; wholesome.

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