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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dormitory \Dor"mi*to*ry\, n.; pl {Dormitories}. [L. dormitorium fr dormitorius of or for sleeping, fr dormire to sleep. See {Dormant}.] 1. A sleeping room or a building containing a series of sleeping rooms a sleeping apartment capable of containing many beds; esp., one connected with a college or boarding school. --Thackeray. 2. A burial place [Obs.] --Ayliffe. My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in our dormitory, joining to the parish church. --Evelyn. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dormitory n 1: a place at a college or university where students live [syn: {dorm}, {residence hall}, {hall}, {student residence}] 2: a large room containing several beds [syn: {dormitory room}, {dorm room}]
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