SMH
8.5
A hospital called St Mary's that treats sick people
- proper noun
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SMH
- SMH Capital
Examples
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SMH (literally).
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The staff at SMH hospital are dedicated to providing the best patient care.
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Many patients trust SMH for their specialized medical services.
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I had my surgery at SMH, and the experience was excellent.
Surface Forms
SMH main
Morphology
SMH = S + M + H
SMH is an initialism for a specific proper name (St. Mary's Hospital); the letters themselves do not transparently convey that meaning to most learners.
Etymology
SMH is an abbreviation for St. Mary's Hospital, with St. meaning 'Saint', M for 'Mary' and H for 'Hospital', so people use SMH as a short name for that hospital.
