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dor·mi·to·ry
\ˈdȯ(r)məˌtōrē, -tȯr-, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Latin dormitorium, from dormitus + -orium -ory
1. : a room intended primarily to be slept in; especially : a large room providing sleeping quarters for many persons and sometimes divided into cubicles
2. : a residence hall providing separate rooms or suites for individuals or for groups of two, three, or four with common toilet and bathroom facilities but usually without housekeeping facilities
< most of the students of the college live in dormitories >
< reading in the dormitory of the fire station >
— called also hostel
3. archaic : a retreat for taking rest
4. obsolete : a place for repose of the dead
5. : a residential community consisting of homes for sleeping and personal activities from which the majority of the working population commute to places of employment, trade, and recreation
< brings the millions from their dormitory suburbs to their benches and desks and takes them home again at night — Sam Pollock > |