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      lazaretto
      noun
      a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship
      hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
      Roots
      lazaroslazar- · Greek · leper, diseased (from Lazarus)etto-etto · Italian · place, diminutive
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