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valetudinarian

va·le·tu·dinarian

UK/ˌvæ.ləˌtuː.dɪˈnɛə.ɹi.ən/ US/ˌvæ.ləˌtu.dəˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/ uncommon

adjective

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of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian

noun

1.

Origin

From Latin valētūdin- + -arian, from oblique stem of Latin valētūdō, from valeō + -tūdō. By surface analysis, valetude + -arian.

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