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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hospice \Hos"pice\, n. [F., fr L. hospitium hospitality, a place where strangers are entertained, fr hospes stranger, guest. See {Host} a landlord.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hospice n : a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
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