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dormitory

dor·mi·to·ry [ dáwrmi tàwree ] (plural dor·mi·to·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. room with many beds: a large room in which many people sleep, e.g. at a boarding school or in a hostel

2. building where students live: a building used as living and sleeping quarters by college students

[15th century. < Latin dormitorium< dormire "to sleep"]
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