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VIATICAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does viatical mean?
• VIATICAL (adjective)
The adjective VIATICAL has 1 sense:
1. pertaining to the purchase of insurance policies from terminally ill policy holders
Familiarity information: VIATICAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to the purchase of insurance policies from terminally ill policy holders
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
National Viatical Association
Pertainym:
viatication (purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders)
Derivation:
viatication; viaticus (purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders)
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