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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 holdersplay

  Familiarity information: VIATICAL used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VIATICAL (adjective)


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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