dispensary
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- noun
- /dɪˈspɛnsəri/
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dispensario
- When I was feeling unwell, I visited the nearby dispensary to receive my prescription.
- a medical dispensary
- hospitals and dispensaries
- clinics and dispensaries
It's to shut down, breakdown completely, destroy hospitals, schools, dispensaries and etcetera.
- It's to shut down, breakdown completely, destroy hospitals, schools, dispensaries and etcetera.
- And I was working in a dispensary.
Examples
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After my appointment, I picked up the medicine from the dispensary in the clinic.
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ls there a dispensary here?
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Over there is the dispensary.
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I found it in the dispensary.
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Doc wants you in the dispensary.
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Our dispensary is more crowded than ever.
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- There's nobody in the dispensary.
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His mother worked in the Histadrut Sick Fund dispensary and read a lot of scientific articles.
Fiction book (1993) -
On the afternoon of July 8, 1981, he complained of chest pains and was taken to the dispensary.
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Two hundred normal people lined up outside the gaily bedecked dispensary—many mothers with small children in their arms.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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2.3
A shop that sells medicines and other health items
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A shop that sells medicine and everyday items like soap and snacks
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8.9
A shop that sells medicines and fills prescriptions
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8.1
A shop that sells medicines and fills prescriptions
A shop where a person makes and sells medicines and home remedies
How Comprehensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dispensary comes from the same root as dispense, which means 'to give out'. So a dispensary is a place in a clinic or hospital where medicines and medical supplies are given to patients.