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scriptorium

Syllables: scrip·to·ri·umUK/skɹɪpˈtɔː.ɹɪəm//skɹɪpˈtɔɹ.i.əm/

scriptorium noun: a room set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts and records, especially such a room in a monastery.

Noun

scriptorium (plural scriptoria or scriptoriums)

  1. (countable) A room set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts and records, especially such a room in a monastery.
    • The rules of the scriptorium varied in different monasteries, but artificial light was forbidden for fear of injury to the manuscripts, and silence was always enforced.1912, G[ilbert] Roger Hudleston, “Scriptorium”, in Charles G[eorge] Herbermann, Edward A[loysius] Pace, Condé B[enoist] Pallen, Thomas J[oseph] Shahan, John J[oseph] Wynne, editors, The Catholic...
    • Very soon, however, I hesitated. It was labour-intensive work, scriptorium-slow.1999, Seamus Heaney, “Introduction”, in Beowulf, London: Faber and Faber, page xxii

scriptorium meaning in Tamil, Indonesian and Thai

scriptorium in Tamil

எழுதுகூடம்

scriptorium in Indonesian

room set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts
skriptorium

scriptorium in Thai

room set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts
โรงเขียนหนังสือ rohng kĭan năng-sĕu

Forms of scriptorium

pluralscriptoria
pluralscriptoriums

Origin of scriptorium

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin scrīptōrium, from Latin scrīptōrius (“pertaining to writing”). Doublet of escritoire.

Questions about scriptorium

What does scriptorium mean?
Scriptorium means a room set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts and records, especially such a room in a monastery.
What is scriptorium in Tamil?
Scriptorium in Tamil is எழுதுகூடம். See Scriptorium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scriptorium?
Scriptorium is a noun.
How do you pronounce scriptorium?
Scriptorium is pronounced /skɹɪpˈtɔː.ɹɪəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of scriptorium?
The plural of scriptorium is scriptoria.

Words near scriptorium in the dictionary

  1. scriptor
  2. scriptoria
  3. scriptorial
  4. scriptorian
  5. scriptorians
  6. scriptorium
  7. scriptoriums
  8. scriptors
  9. scriptory
  10. scripts
  11. scripts out

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scriptorium (page history and authors); scriptorium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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