INFIRMARIES

Noun

infirmaries

plural of infirmary

Source: Wiktionary


INFIRMARY

In*firm"a*ry, n.; pl. Infirmaries. Etym: [Cf. OE. fermerie, OF. enfermerie, F. infirmerie, LL. infirmaria. See Infirm.]

Definition: A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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