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spit·al (sp

n. Archaic

A hospital, especially one for patients with contagious diseases.

[Middle English spitel, short for hospital; see hospital.]

spital [ˈspɪt^əl]

n Obsolete

1. (Medicine) a hospital, esp for the needy sick

2. a highway shelter

[C13 spitel, changed from Medieval Latin hospitāle hospital]

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