scriptorium
[ skrip-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr- ]
/ skrɪpˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr- /
noun, plural scrip·to·ri·ums, scrip·to·ri·a [skrip-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-]. /skrɪpˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-/.
a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
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scriptorium
/ (skrɪpˈtɔːrɪəm) /
noun plural -riums or -ria (-rɪə)
a room, esp in a monastery, set apart for the writing or copying of manuscripts
Word Origin for scriptorium
from Medieval Latin
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