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Uncommonasylum
The correct spelling is asylum.
How to pronounce asylum
/əˈsaɪləm/
nounIPA: /əˈsaɪləm/
Say it like: Asy-lum
The correct spelling is asylum. A place of safety.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A place of safety.
- 2.The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place.
- 3.A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.
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