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REFORMATORY
reformative, reformatory
(adjective) tending to reform; “reformative and rehabilitative agencies”; “reformatory punishment”
reformatory, reform school, training school
(noun) correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
reformatory (comparative more reformatory, superlative most reformatory)
Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative.
Noun
reformatory (plural reformatories)
A prison, especially one for juveniles; a reform school.
Synonyms
• (for juveniles): reform school, borstal, approved school, youth detention centre, juvenile hall, detention home
Source: Wiktionary
Re*form"a*to*ry (-t*r), a.
Definition: Tending to produce reformation; reformative.
Re*form"a*to*ry, n.; pl. -ries (-r.
Definition: An institution for promoting the reformation of offenders. Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to reformatories instead of to prisons. Eng. Cyc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AROMATIC
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