Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanitarium

/ˌsæn.ɪˈtɛəɹ.i.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: san-i-tar-i-um
IPA: /ˌsæn.ɪˈtɛəɹ.i.əm/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of sanatorium.

American usage

name

Adventist Medical Center College - Iligan

Colloquial; Informal

Example Sentences

"[H]e was led away to a private sanitarium for mental disease, while in the newspapers appeared pathetic accounts of his mental breakdown and of the saintliness of his character."
"Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum, it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner. […] When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose."
"Treatment in tuberculosis sanitariums at the expense of the public might be warranted."

Etymology

Perhaps a blend of sanitary + sanatorium. Coined by John Harvey Kellogg.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sanitariums (plural) sanitaria (plural)

Synonyms

sanatorium sanatarium

Questions

How do you pronounce sanitarium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsæn.ɪˈtɛəɹ.i.əm/.
What does sanitarium mean?: Alternative form of sanatorium.
Where does sanitarium come from?: Perhaps a blend of sanitary + sanatorium. Coined by John Harvey Kellogg.

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