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Refectory - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Refectory : (noun)
1: a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Refectory : \Re*fec"to*ry\ (-t?*r?), n.; pl.; Refectories
(-r?z). [{LL. refectorium: cf. F. r['e]fectoire. See
Refection.]
A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in
monasteries or convents.
Note: Sometimes pronounced r?f"?k*t?*r?, especially when
signifying the eating room in monasteries.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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