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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.
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2. A burial place. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.
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My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in
our dormitory, joining to the parish church.
--Evelyn.
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