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.

Origin of scriptorium

1765–75; <Medieval Latin scrīptōrium;see script, -tory²

Words nearby scriptorium

script doctor, scripter, script girl, scripting language, script kiddie, scriptorium, script reader, scriptural, Scripture, scriptwriter, scrive board

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Example sentences from the Web for scriptorium

He would go back to the Scriptorium, and all would be as it had been before.
Queed|Henry Sydnor Harrison
It did not take long for Brother Basil to find out how fascinated the herd-boy was with the work of the scriptorium.
Masters of the Guild|L. Lamprey
He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.
Queed|Henry Sydnor Harrison
One of his best men was Cassiodorus, the man who evolved the scheme of the scriptorium.
Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers|Elbert Hubbard

We can picture to ourselves Diemudis in her conventual dress, seated in the scriptorium, with her materials for chirography.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866|Various

British Dictionary definitions for scriptorium

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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单词	scriptorium
释义	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. Origin of scriptorium 1765–75; <Medieval Latin scrīptōrium;see script, -tory² Words nearby scriptorium script doctor, scripter, script girl, scripting language, script kiddie, scriptorium, script reader, scriptural, Scripture, scriptwriter, scrive board Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scriptorium He would go back to the Scriptorium, and all would be as it had been before. Queed\|Henry Sydnor Harrison It did not take long for Brother Basil to find out how fascinated the herd-boy was with the work of the scriptorium. Masters of the Guild\|L. Lamprey He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium. Queed\|Henry Sydnor Harrison One of his best men was Cassiodorus, the man who evolved the scheme of the scriptorium. Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers\|Elbert Hubbard We can picture to ourselves Diemudis in her conventual dress, seated in the scriptorium, with her materials for chirography. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866\|Various British Dictionary definitions for scriptorium 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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