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collectary

collectary noun: synonym of collectarium.

Noun

collectary (plural collectaries)

  1. Synonym of collectarium.
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    Synonyms:
    collectarium

Synonyms of collectary

Forms of collectary

pluralcollectaries

Origin of collectary

Derived from Medieval Latin collectarium + -ary.

Questions about collectary

What does collectary mean?
Collectary means synonym of collectarium.
What part of speech is collectary?
Collectary is a noun.
What is the plural of collectary?
The plural of collectary is collectaries.

Words near collectary in the dictionary

  1. collectable
  2. collectables
  3. collectanea
  4. collectaries
  5. collectarium
  6. collectary
  7. collectathon
  8. collectathons
  9. collected
  10. collected dust
  11. collected one's thoughts

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