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dispensary definition

dis·pen·sary (di spen′sə rē)

noun pl. dispensaries -·ries

a room or place, as in a school, summer camp, or factory, where medicines and first-aid treatment are available

Etymology: < ML dispensarius, one who dispenses, steward

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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