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deambulatory

UK/diːˈæmbjələtɹi/

deambulatory noun: a covered place in which to walk; an ambulatory.

Noun

deambulatory (plural deambulatories)

  1. (dated) A covered place in which to walk; an ambulatory.

Adjective

deambulatory (not comparable)

  1. Going about from place to place; wandering.
    • Deambulatory actors.1670, Thomas Morton, ‘Episkopos Apostolikos, or the Episcopacy of the Church of England justified to be Apostolica […]

Forms of deambulatory

pluraldeambulatories

Origin of deambulatory

Borrowed from Latin deambulātōrium.

Questions about deambulatory

What does deambulatory mean?
Deambulatory means a covered place in which to walk; an ambulatory.
What part of speech is deambulatory?
Deambulatory can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce deambulatory?
Deambulatory is pronounced /diːˈæmbjələtɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of deambulatory?
The plural of deambulatory is deambulatories.

Words near deambulatory in the dictionary

  1. deambulated
  2. deambulates
  3. deambulating
  4. deambulation
  5. deambulatories
  6. deambulatory
  7. deamidase
  8. deamidases
  9. deamidate
  10. deamidated
  11. deamidates

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