Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dormitory"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dormitory \Dor"mi*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Dormitories}. [L.
dormitorium, fr. dormitorius of or for sleeping, fr. dormire
to sleep. See {Dormant}.]
1. A sleeping room, or a building containing a series of
sleeping rooms; a sleeping apartment capable of containing
many beds; esp., one connected with a college or boarding
school. --Thackeray.
2. A burial place. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.
My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in
our dormitory, joining to the parish church.
--Evelyn.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dormitory
n 1: living quarters at a college or university where students
live [syn: {dorm}, {residence hall}, {hall}, {student
residence}]
2: a large sleeping room containing several beds [syn: {dormitory
room}, {dorm room}]
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