Refectory

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A room where meals are served, especially in a college or other institution.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A dining-hall especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or convents.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A room of refreshment; an eating-room; specifically, a hall or apartment in a convent, monastery, or seminary where the meals are eaten. Compare fraiter.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dininghall   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cloister    gatehouse    chapter house    grange    dormitory    parlour    living room    abbey    quadrangle    infirmary