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1valetudinary

adjective val·e·tu·di·nary \-ˈtü-də-ˈner-ē, -ˈtyü-\

Definition of VALETUDINARY

:  valetudinarian
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Origin of VALETUDINARY

Latin valetudinarius
First Known Use: 1581

Rhymes with VALETUDINARY

beneficiary, devolutionary, eleemosynary, evidentiary, evolutionary, extraliterary, insurrectionary, intermediary, paramilitary, penitentiary, quatercentenary, revolutionary, sesquicentenary, supernumerary

2valetudinary

noun
plural valetudinar·ies

Definition of VALETUDINARY

:  valetudinarian

First Known Use of VALETUDINARY

1665

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