leprosarium

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Pronunciation

/ˌlɛprə(ʊ)ˈsɛəɹi.əm/

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/ˌlɛprə(ʊ)ˈsɛəɹi.əm/ · /ˌlɛprəˈsɛɹi.əm/

Definition of leprosarium

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noun

An isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.

“In the middle of the twelfth century, France had more than 2,000 leprosariums”
“"I don't understand it. We've been playing real well up to now." "We've been playing leprosariums and barber's colleges."”

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin leprōsārium, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -ārium (“-ary: building related to”). Doublet of leprosery.

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