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scriptorium

Pronunciation: [skriːpˈtoː.ri.ũː]

“scriptorium” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. writing desk
  2. writing room

Etymology

From scrīptor (“writer, author”) + -ium or equivalently, scrībō (“to write”) + -tōrium (suffix forming nouns denoting places).

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