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   hospital

   /ˈhɒspɪtl/

   noun

   • 1. an institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people.
   • 2. a hospice, especially one run by the Knights Hospitaller. historical
   • 3. a charitable institution for the education of the young: British "Christ's Hospital"

   Word Origin Middle English (in hospital (sense 2)): via Old French from medieval Latin hospitale, neuter of Latin hospitalis ‘hospitable’, from hospes, hospit- (see host1).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • O

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   • P

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   • I

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   • T

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   • A

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   • L

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