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leprosariums

leprosariums is the plural of leprosarium.

Meaning of leprosarium

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
    Synonyms:
    leprosaria, leprosy

Forms of leprosariums

alternative formleprosaria

Questions about leprosariums

What is leprosariums the plural of?
Leprosariums is the plural of leprosarium.

Words near leprosariums in the dictionary

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

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