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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a health facility where patients receive treatment;
[syn: hospital, infirmary]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Infirmary \In*firm"a*ry\ ([i^]n*f[~e]rm"[.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl. Infirmaries (-r[i^]z). [Cf. OE. fermerie, OF. enfermerie, F. infirmerie, LL. infirmaria. See Infirm.] A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

infirmary n 1: a health facility where patients receive treatment [syn: hospital, infirmary]