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REFECTORY

\ɹɪfˈɛktəɹˌi], \ɹɪfˈɛktəɹˌi], \ɹ_ɪ_f_ˈɛ_k_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\

Definitions of REFECTORY

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Originally, a dining room or hall in a convent; a room for refreshments.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The place where refections or meals are taken: (orig.) a hall in convents or monasteries where meals were taken.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A room for eating.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Latin] A room of. refreshment; originally, a hall or apartment in convents and monasteries where a moderate repast is taken.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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