SCRIPTORIA
SCRIPTORIUM
scriptorium
(noun) a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
scriptoria
plural of scriptorium
Source: Wiktionary
SCRIPTORIUM
Scrip*to"ri*um, n.; pl. Scriptoria. Etym: [LL. See Scriptory.]
Definition: In an abbey or monastery, the room set apart for writing or copying manuscripts; in general, a room devoted to writing. Writing rooms, or scriptoria, where the chief works of Latin literature . . . were copied and illuminated. J. R. Green.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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