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refectory

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re·fec·to·ry  (r-fkt-r)
n. pl. re·fec·to·ries
A room where meals are served, especially in a college or other institution.

refectory [rɪˈfɛktərɪ -trɪ]
n pl -tories
a communal dining hall in a religious, academic, or other institution
[from Late Latin refectōrium, from Latin refectus refreshed]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.refectoryrefectory - a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
dining-hall - a large room at a college or university; used especially for dining
Translations
refectory [rɪˈfektərɪ] Nrefectorio m

refectory [rɪˈfɛktəri] nréfectoire m

refectory
n (in college) → Mensa f; (in monastery) → Refektorium nt

refectory [rɪˈfɛktrɪ] nrefettorio
refectory [rɪˈfɛktrɪ] nrefettorio

refectory
n refectory [rəˈfektəri]
a dining-hall for monks, students etc. eetsaal غُرْفَة طَعام трапезария в училище/манастир jídelna spisesal der Speisesaal μεγάλη τραπεζαρία refectorio söögisaal سالن غذا خوری ruokasali réfectoire חֲדַר אוֹכֵל भोजनालय zajednička blagavaonica u samostanu, studentski restoran (menza) ebédlő ruang makan matsalur refettorio 食堂 (수도원, 대학 등의) 식당 valgykla, refektorius ēdnīca; ēdamzāle dewan makan eetzaal spisesal, refektorium refektarz refeitório sală de mese; cantină трапезная;столовая refektár jedilnica trpezarija refektorium, matsal ห้องโถงสำหรับรับประทานอาหาร yemekhane (修道院或學校的)食堂 їдальня کھانے کا کمرہ nhà ăn ()


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The refectory was a great, low-ceiled, gloomy room; on two long tables smoked basins of something hot, which, however, to my dismay, sent forth an odour far from inviting.
While the Knight was riding along the causeway to Emmet, a merry feast was toward in the refectory there.
He was congratulating himself upon the enterprise which had turned the refectory, a cold stone room with pots on trestles, into the most comfortable room in the house.
 
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