HOSPICE


Meaning of HOSPICE in English

/ ˈhɒspɪs; NAmE ˈhɑːs-/ noun

a hospital for people who are dying :

an AIDS hospice

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from French , from Latin hospitium , from hospes , hospit- host, guest.

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