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Definition of infirmary noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

infirmary

noun

NAmE//ɪnˈfərməri//

(pl. infirmaries)

1a special room in a school, prison, etc. for people who are sick the college infirmary

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2(often used in names) a hospital, especially a military hospital

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