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infirmary definition

in·fir·mary (in fʉr′mə rē)

noun pl. infirmaries -·ries

a place for the care of the sick, injured, or infirm; esp., a building or room, as in a school, that serves as a hospital or dispensary

Etymology: ML infirmaria, infirmarium < L infirmus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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