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Pronunciation : Dor"mi*to*ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. dormitorium, fr. dormitorius of or for sleeping, fr. dormire to sleep. See Dormant.]
Definition : 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.

pl. Dormitories.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913