scriptorium
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scriptorium /skrɪpˈtɔːrɪəm/
▶noun (pl. scriptoria /-rɪə/ or scriptoriums) chiefly historical a room set apart for writing, especially one in a monastery where manuscripts were copied.
– origin C18: from med. L., from L. script-, scribere ‘write’.
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