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Definition of Medicare noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Medicare

noun

NAmE//ˈmɛdɪˌkɛr//

[uncountable]

1(in the U.S.) the federal insurance system that provides medical care for people over 65

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2medicare (in Canada) the national medical care system for all people that is paid for by taxes

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