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asylums

The correct spelling is asylums.

How to pronounce asylums

noun

IPA: /əˈsaɪləmz/

Say it like: Asy-lum-s

The correct spelling is asylums. A place of safety.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A place of safety.
  2. 2.The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place.
  3. 3.A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.

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