scriptorium
scrip·to·ri·um
noun \skrip-ˈtȯr-ē-əm\ plural scrip·to·ria\-ē-ə\
Definition of SCRIPTORIUM
: a copying room for scribes especially in a medieval monastery
See Origin of SCRIPTORIUM
Medieval Latin, from Latin scribere
First Known Use: 1774
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