ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Refectory

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɹɪˈfɛkt(ə)ɹi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Refectory is a noun meaning A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.

Meaning

A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.

Example Sentences

They compare very well with similar cafes elsewhere and the quality, for example, is far better and the price cheaper than in my college refectory.
With a clattering of chairs, upended shell cases, benches, and ottomans, Pirate's mob gather at the shores of the great refectory table, a southern island well across a tropic or two from chill Croydon.

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Related dictionary entries include accubitum, calefactory, dormitory, hall, lunchroom, reredorter.

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