First Known Use: 1774
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scriptorium
noun scrip·to·ri·um \skrip-ˈtȯr-ē-əm\
plural scrip·to·ria\-ē-ə\
Definition of SCRIPTORIUM
: a copying room for scribes especially in a medieval monastery
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Origin of SCRIPTORIUM
Medieval Latin, from Latin scribere
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