leprosarium
Americannoun
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leprosaria
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of leprosarium
From Medieval Latin, dating back to 1840–50; see origin at leprous, -ary
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With the news of Kennedy's death, a Viennese ice show halted in mid-performance; in Belgium, a six-day bicycle race was interrupted; in distant Nepal, the ceremonial opening of a leprosarium was postponed.
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And the tumbledown barracks building under a banyan tree. used as a leprosarium, is in such disrepair that Dr. Donohugh suggested the only thing to do was to burn it down.
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Graham Greene's architect Querry had to trek to an African leprosarium to find a metaphor adequate to express his mood; nothing less would be sufficiently wasted, blighted, defunct.
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Last year the leprosarium discharged 37 patients, this year it will discharge 40 or more.
From Time Magazine Archive
Joey soon learns that her condition has been revealed and the doctor has contacted the authorities, which means they will be on their way to take her to a leprosarium.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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