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☆ re·forma·tory (ri fôr′mə tôr′ē)
adjective
reforming or aiming at reform
noun pl. reformatories -·ries
- an institution to which young offenders convicted of lesser crimes are sent for training and discipline intended to reform rather than punish them
- a penitentiary for women
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