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PHRONTISTERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does phrontistery mean?
• PHRONTISTERY (noun)
The noun PHRONTISTERY has 1 sense:
1. an establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities)
Familiarity information: PHRONTISTERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("phrontistery" is a kind of...):
establishment (a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence)
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