Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dispensary

/dɪsˈpɛnsəɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: dis-pen-sary
IPA: /dɪsˈpɛnsəɹi/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place or room where something is dispensed

noun

A place or room where something is dispensed

noun

A place or room where something is dispensed

Dated

Example Sentences

"He watched for a while, pacing the small, slippery cobbles, then made for the deep shade of a stone porch on the other side of the square, where a sheet with a red cross on it had been draped around a pillar. A two-wheeled field dispensary with no driver stood outside the building."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪsˈpɛnsəɹi/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

dispensaries (plural)

Synonyms

dispo pharmacy particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale

Rhymes With

sensory extrasensory somatosensory multisensory suspensory chemosensory neurosensory supersensory mechanosensory viscerosensory incensory electrosensory

Questions

How do you pronounce dispensary?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈpɛnsəɹi/.
What does dispensary mean?: A place or room where something is dispensed

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