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   dormitory

   /ˈdɔːmɪt(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution: "he visited the boarders in their dormitory"
   • ▪ a university or college hall of residence or hostel.
   • ▪ a small town or suburb providing a residential area for those who work in a nearby city: "a dormitory town"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin dormitorium, neuter (used as a noun) of dormitorius, from dormire ‘to sleep’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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