Plural of hospice
regular plural
The plural of hospice is hospices.
Forms of hospice
| Singular | hospice /ˈhɑspɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | hospices |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Hospices in a sentence
- Medicare reimbursement of hospice care is likely to be affected by the apparent reluctance of hospices to participate in the Medicare program.2001, Robert J. Buchanan, James D. Minor, Legal Aspects of Health Care Reimbursement, page 97
- A small number of hospices were opened in the US in the 1890s, but these institutions differed from the hospices that came into being in the second part of the twentieth century in the following ways.2009, Andrea Fontana, Jennifer Reid Keene, Death and Dying in America, page 36
Meaning of hospice
- noun A lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic order.
- noun The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.
- noun A specialized facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill.
Questions about the plural of hospice
- What is the plural of hospice?
- The plural of hospice is hospices.
- Is hospice countable?
- Hospice is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hospice (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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