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Word: Sanitary
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from French sanitaire, from Latin sanitas ‘health’, from sanus ‘healthy’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsanɪt(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to the conditions that affect hygiene and health, especially the supply of sewage facilities and clean drinking water
Short Definition:relating to conditions that affect hygiene and health
Examples:- a sanitary engineer
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