SCRIPTORIUM

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected form: scriptoria   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("scriptorium" is a kind of...):

room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)

Holonyms ("scriptorium" is a part of...):

monastery (the residence of a religious community)

Credits