sanatorium English · revision 1287

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌsæn.əˈtɔːɹ.iː.əm/ ''(UK)''; /ˌsæn.əˈtoɹ.i.əm/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[der|la-new|sanatorium]],^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) a noun use of the neuter of Late Latin ''sānātōrius'' “curative, health-giving”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) from ''sānāre'' “to heal”, from ''sānus'' “healthy”.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) It is related to [[sane]] and [[sanitarium]].^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ An establishment for the medical treatment of invalids, especially convalescents (1839).^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ From 1842 the word also meant a place people go to for its healthy climate,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) and the Century Dictionary noted its use for hill stations in the tropics suited to the health of Europeans.^(Etymonline) From 1860 it meant the sickroom of a boarding school.^(OED 1989) It later meant especially a hospital for chronic diseases such as tuberculosis.^(AHD)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1839 – an establishment for treating invalids.^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1842 – a health resort.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1860 – a school sickroom.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # An institution for treating [[chronic]] diseases such as [[tuberculosis]], or for supervised recuperation.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A resort for improving or keeping one's health, especially for convalescents.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[sanitarium]]

+ * [[sane]]

+ * [[sanitary]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Merriam-Webster gives both ''sanatoriums'' and ''sanatoria'' as plurals.^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}