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Meaning of Dispensary | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
dɪsˈpɛnsəɹi

Definitions

  1. A place or room where something is dispensed
  2. An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.
  3. A retail establishment that sells marijuana and related supplies to customers with a prescription to use it for medical purposes.
  4. Synonym of pharmacy, particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale.

Equivalents

Čeština apatyka lékárna
Deutsch Dispensaire
Ελληνικά ντισπανσέρ
Français dispensaire
हिन्दी औषधालय
Italiano dispensario
日本語 保健室
Қазақша диспансер
Română dispensar
Русский диспансер

Examples

“He watched for a while, pacing the small, slippery cobbles, then made for the deep shade of a stone porch on the other side of the square, where a sheet with a red cross on it had been draped around a pillar. A two-wheeled field dispensary with no driver stood outside the building.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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