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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dor·mi·to·ry (plural -ries) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin dormitorium, from dormire DATE 15th century 1. a room for sleeping; especially : a large room containing numerous beds 2. a residence hall providing rooms for individuals or for groups usually without private baths 3. chiefly British : a residential community inhabited chiefly by commuters English Etymology dormitory mid-15c., from L. dormitorium, from dormire "to sleep" (see dormant). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 dormitory dor·mi·tory / 5dC:mEtri; NAmE 5dC:rmEtC:ri / noun(pl. -ies) (also informal dorm) 1. a room for several people to sleep in, especially in a school or other institution 宿舍；学生宿舍 2. (NAmE) = hall of residence Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: dormitory car , or dormitory ship dor·mi·to·ry \ˈdȯ(r)məˌtōrē, -tȯr-, -ri\ noun (-es) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Latin dormitorium, from dormitus + -orium -ory 1. : a room intended primarily to be slept in; especially : a large room providing sleeping quarters for many persons and sometimes divided into cubicles 2. : a residence hall providing separate rooms or suites for individuals or for groups of two, three, or four with common toilet and bathroom facilities but usually without housekeeping facilities < most of the students of the college live in dormitories > < reading in the dormitory of the fire station > — called also hostel 3. archaic : a retreat for taking rest 4. obsolete : a place for repose of the dead 5. : a residential community consisting of homes for sleeping and personal activities from which the majority of the working population commute to places of employment, trade, and recreation < brings the millions from their dormitory suburbs to their benches and desks and takes them home again at night — Sam Pollock > |
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