scriptorium

(skrip tôr′ē əm)

noun pl. scriptoria

a writing room; esp., a room in a monastery for copying manuscripts, writing, and studying

Origin: ML < L scriptus: see script

See scriptorium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. scrip·to·ri·ums or scrip·to·ri·a (-tôrˈē-ə, -tōrˈ-)

A room in a monastery set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts and records.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin scrīptōrium

Origin: , from Latin scrīptus

Origin: , past participle of scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots

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