how to pronounce infirmary

/ɪnˈfɜː.məɹ.i/

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infirmary is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of infirmary in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… was an infirmary that was built in 1883 …”

meanings of infirmary

noun:

A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
A clinic or dispensary within another institution.

infirmary frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word infirmary occurs in english on average 5.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.