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SCRIPTORIUM (scriptoria)
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Irregular inflected form: scriptoria
Dictionary entry overview: What does scriptorium mean?
• SCRIPTORIUM (noun)
The noun SCRIPTORIUM has 1 sense:
1. a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts
Familiarity information: SCRIPTORIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
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