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refectories

refectories is the plural of refectory.

Meaning of refectory

Noun

refectory (plural refectories)

  1. A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.
    • t was like a train going in and out of tunnels and that was like the noise of the boys eating in the refectory when you opened and closed the flaps of the ears.1916, James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, New York, N.Y.: B[enjamin] W. Huebsch, →OCLC

Questions about refectories

What is refectories the plural of?
Refectories is the plural of refectory.

Words near refectories in the dictionary

  1. refectorer
  2. refectorers
  3. refectorial
  4. refectorian
  5. refectorians
  6. refectories
  7. refectory
  8. refectory table
  9. refectory tables
  10. refects
  11. refed

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