scriptorium
noun/skrɪpˈtɔːriəm/
/skrɪpˈtɔːriəm/
(plural scriptoriums, scriptoria
(old use)/skrɪpˈtɔːriə/
/skrɪpˈtɔːriə/
)- a room for writing in, especially in a monasteryWord Originlate 18th cent.: from medieval Latin, from Latin script- ‘written’, from the verb scribere.
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