quinze-vingt

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Etymology[edit]

Named after a famous ophthalmological hospital in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, l'Hôpital des Quinze-Vingts, literally, “the Hospital of the Three Hundred”, referring to the number of beds. For the meaning of “300”, see quinze-vingts.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

quinze-vingt m (plural quinze-vingts)

  1. a blind patient of the Hôpital des Quinze-Vingts
  2. a blind person
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