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leprosarium

UK/ˌlɛprə(ʊ)ˈsɛəɹi.əm/US/ˌlɛprəˈsɛɹi.əm/

leprosarium noun: an isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.

Noun

leprosarium (plural leprosariums or leprosaria)

  1. 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 leprosariums1971, José Barchilon, introduction to Madness & Civilization
    • "I don't understand it. We've been playing real well up to now." "We've been playing leprosariums and barber's colleges."1972, Don DeLillo, End Zone, page 58
    Synonyms:
    leprosaria, leprosy

leprosarium meaning in Tamil

leprosarium in Tamil

தொழுநோய் மருத்துவமனை, தொழுநோய்ப் பண்டுவமனை

Synonyms of leprosarium

Forms of leprosarium

pluralleprosariums
pluralleprosaria

Origin of leprosarium

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

Words that rhyme with leprosarium

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Questions about leprosarium

What does leprosarium mean?
Leprosarium means an isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
What is leprosarium in Tamil?
Leprosarium in Tamil is தொழுநோய் மருத்துவமனை, தொழுநோய்ப் பண்டுவமனை. See Leprosarium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is leprosarium?
Leprosarium is a noun.
How do you pronounce leprosarium?
Leprosarium is pronounced /ˌlɛprə(ʊ)ˈsɛəɹi.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of leprosarium?
The plural of leprosarium is leprosariums.

Words near leprosarium in the dictionary

  1. leprophobia
  2. leprosaria
  3. leprosariae
  4. leprosarias
  5. leprosaries
  6. leprosarium
  7. leprosariums
  8. leprosary
  9. leprose
  10. leproserie
  11. leproseries

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