Definitions For Leprosarium
Noun
LEPROSARIUM (plural s, leprosaria) An isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.Usage notes
Although it is less common in general use than leper colony, medical and scholarly works often prefer the more clinical leprosarium. The location under discussion also influences English usage, with leprosaria more common in Spanish-speaking areas and leprosy village in Chinese ones.Synonyms
leprosaria, leprosyHyponyms
See leprosery and leper colonyTranslations
place used to house lepers, leprosery, leper colonyEtymology
From , from leprōsus, , leprous + -ārium, , -ary: building related to. .Is Leprosarium a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
19
The word Leprosarium is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends
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