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Insane

INSA'NE, a. [L. insanus; in and sanus, sound.] 1. Unsound in mind or intellect; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. [In this sense of making mad, it is little used.] 2. Used by or appropriated to ins...

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INSA'NE, a. [L. insanus; in and sanus, sound.]

1. Unsound in mind or intellect; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. [In this sense of making mad, it is little used.]

2. Used by or appropriated to insane persons; as an insane hospital.

INSA'NE, n. An insane person; as a hospital for the insane.

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