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sanatorium

/ˌsæn.əˈtoɹ.i.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
san-a-to-ri-um
IPA
/ˌsæn.əˈtoɹ.i.əm/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsæn.əˈtoɹ.i.əm/
  • British English: /ˌsæn.əˈtɔːɹ.iː.əm/

Inflected Forms

sanatoriums (plural) sanatoria (plural) sanitarium (alternative, US) sanitorium (alternative, uncommon) sanatarium (alternative)

Synonyms

bedlam booby hatch crazy house cuckoo's nest funny farm funny house loony bin madhouse nut house nuthouse snake pit

Rhymes With

thorium curium bohrium

Questions

How do you pronounce sanatorium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsæn.əˈtoɹ.i.əm/.
What does sanatorium mean?
An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.
Where does sanatorium come from?
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.

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