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LAZARET
lazaretto, lazaret, lazarette, lazar house, pesthouse
(noun) hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lazaret (plural lazarets)
A lazaretto.
(nautical) A lazaretto.
Source: Wiktionary
Laz`a*ret", Laz`a*ret"to, n. Etym: [F. lazaret, or It. lazzeretto, fr. Lazarus. See Lazar.]
Definition: A public building, hospital, or pesthouse for the reception of diseased persons, particularly those affected with contagious diseases.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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