cafetorium
cafetorium noun: a large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
Noun
cafetorium (plural cafetoriums or cafetoria)
- A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
- There is another combination which is regarded favorably, particularly where economy of space is a necessity. This is the combined cafeteria-auditorium unit and is often called a cafetorium or an auditeria.1948, University of the State of New York, Planning The School Auditorium, page 14
- Then Mitchell reminded his mother that they both needed money to pay for their lunches, which meant a search for the exact change to pay for two lunches so they would not slow up the line in the cafetorium.1967, Beverly Cleary, Mitch and Amy, HarperCollins, published 2009, →ISBN, pages 86–87
Forms of cafetorium
| plural | cafetoriums |
|---|---|
| plural | cafetoria |
Origin of cafetorium
Blend of cafeteria + auditorium. First attested in the around 1950.
Questions about cafetorium
- What does cafetorium mean?
- Cafetorium means a large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
- What part of speech is cafetorium?
- Cafetorium is a noun.
- What is the plural of cafetorium?
- The plural of cafetorium is cafetoriums.
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