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| or·a·to·ry [ áwrə tàwree ] (plural or·a·to·ries) |
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small private devotional room: a place for private prayer or worship, e.g. a small secluded chapel, usually set aside in a church
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| [14th century. < Anglo-Norman oratorie< Latin orare "speak, pray"] |
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