scriptorium

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/skrɪpˈtɔːrɪəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skrip tôr′ē əm, -tōr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
scrip•to•ri•um  (skrip tôr′ē əm, -tōr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -to•ri•ums, -to•ri•a 
    (-tôr′ē ə, -tōr′-).USA pronunciation 
  1. a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
  • Medieval Latin scrīptōrium; see script, -tory2
  • 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scriptorium / skrɪpˈtɔːrɪəm/ ( -riums, -ria / -rɪə/)
  1. a room, esp in a monastery, set apart for the writing or copying of manuscripts
Etymology: from Medieval Latin
'scriptorium' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
armarian - escritoire

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