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temperance reading rooms

temperance reading rooms is the plural of temperance reading room.

Meaning of temperance reading room

Noun

temperance reading room (plural temperance reading rooms)

  1. (historical) A public or semipublic space, typically established in the 19th and 20th centuries, that provided a sober alternative to pubs and taverns by offering books, newspapers, lectures and other recreation in support of the temperance movement's goal of reducing or eliminating alcohol consumption.

Questions about temperance reading rooms

What is temperance reading rooms the plural of?
Temperance reading rooms is the plural of temperance reading room.

Words near temperance reading rooms in the dictionary

  1. temperaments
  2. temperance
  3. temperance movement
  4. temperance movements
  5. temperance reading room
  6. temperance reading rooms
  7. temperances
  8. temperancy
  9. temperant
  10. temperants
  11. temperas

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