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hospital

hos.pi.tal \'ha:s-.pit-*l\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. ML hospitale, fr. LL, 
   hospice, fr. L, guest room, fr. ne]ut. of hospitalis of a guest, fr. 
   hospit-, hospes 1: a charitable institution for the needy, aged, infirm, or 
   young  2: an institution where the sick or injured are given medical or 
   surgical c are 3: a repair shop for specified small objects {clock ~}