| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun hospice.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (hospice) |
1. A lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order).[Wordnet]. 2. A program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill.[Wordnet]. 3. A convent or monastery which is also a place of refuge or entertainment for travelers on some difficult road or pass, as in the Alps; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard.[Websters]. | |
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Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. |
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"Hospices" is a common misspelling or typo for: hospicers. |
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Date "Hospices" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1790. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Health | Facilities or services which are especially devoted to providing palliative and supportive care to the patient with a terminal illness and to the patient's family. (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: HOSPICES | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Hospices de Beaune | 3 | Hospices de Beaune | 3 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | تَكِيَّة (poorhouse, almshouse, almshouses, hospice, hospices). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, hospices. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | تَكِيَّة (poorhouse, almshouse, almshouses, hospice, hospices). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, hospices. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | تَكِيَّة (poorhouse, almshouse, almshouses, hospice, hospices). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, hospices. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 收容所 (hospice, asylum, asylums, penitentiary, hospices). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, hospices. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | تَكِيَّة (poorhouse, almshouse, almshouses, hospice, hospices). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, hospices. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | ホスピス (hospice, hospices). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, hospices. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | hospicios (hospices). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, hospices. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “hospices” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Pig Latin | ospiceshay (hospices). Additional references: Pig Latin, hospices. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | hospicios (hospices). Additional references: Terran B, hospices. (volunteer) | |||
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