"leprosarium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leprosariums [plural], leprosaria [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin leprōsārium, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -ārium (“-ary: building related to”). Doublet of leprosery. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|leprōsārium}} Medieval Latin leprōsārium, {{m|la|leprōsus||leprous}} leprōsus (“leprous”), {{m|la|-ārium||-ary: building related to}} -ārium (“-ary: building related to”), {{doublet|en|leprosery}} Doublet of leprosery Head templates: {{en-noun|s|leprosaria}} leprosarium (plural leprosariums or leprosaria)
  1. An isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society. Categories (topical): Buildings, Healthcare, Leprosy, Medicine Categories (place): Towns, Villages Synonyms: leprosaria, leprosy [obsolete] Hyponyms: leprosery and leper colony (english: buildings; communities)

Inflected forms

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