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Lazaretto

{

Lazˊa-ret′

(lăzˊȧ-rĕt′)

,

Lazˊa-ret′to

(lăzˊȧ-rĕt′tō̍)

, }

Noun.

[F.

lazaret

, or It.

lazzeretto

, fr.

Lazarus

. See

.]

1.

A public building, hospital, or pesthouse for the reception of diseased persons, particularly those affected with contagious diseases.