sanatorium

CEFRC2

/ˌsæn.əˈtɔːɹ.iː.əm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A place where people recover from illness with medical care and rest.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.

Examples

  • In summary, you can call the ship, with complete justification, a floating sanatorium.

  • Tom became sick and spent time in a sanatorium.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˌsæn.əˈtoɹ.i.əm/
  • /ˌsan.əˈtoɾ.i.əm/

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In context

  • Tom spent time in a sanatorium.

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Origin

noun

Haplology from Latin sanatus (past participle of sānō (“to cure, to heal”)) + Latin -torium. Alternatively, alteration of sanitarium influenced by words like curatorium and moratorium.