SCRIPTORIUMS

Noun

scriptoriums

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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1 February 2025

GRIP

(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”


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