# asylums

Pronunciation: say "uh-SY-luhmz" /əˈsaɪləmz/

## Noun

1. Plural of asylum. — plural of asylum
   - Simple: Plural of asylum. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _Several state asylums were converted into hospitals after reforms in mental health care._
   - _Nineteenth-century reformers pushed states to build public asylums for the mentally ill._

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