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Definition of veterinary adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

veterinary

adjective

/ˈvetnri/,

/ˈvetrənəri/

/ˈvetərəneri/

[only before noun]

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connected with caring for the health of animals
- veterinary medicine/science
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Veterinary is used with these nouns:
clinic
college
medicine
…
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Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin veterinarius, from veterinae ‘cattle’.

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