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Operatory

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Operatory is an adjective meaning Of or relating to operations.

Meaning

Of or relating to operations.

More Meanings

  1. (medicine) A room in which a dentist (or assistant) performs tasks on the patient. [from 20th c.]
  2. (obsolete) effective; practical; operative [16th–17th c.]
  3. (obsolete) A laboratory. [16th–17th c.]

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include operational, operating, operative, operant, working, active.

operationaloperatingoperativeoperantworkingactiveeffectiveoperableefficientoperatableeffectualleffectatiouspracticaloperatedusefullpracticableliveeffectualefficacious

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