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refectory

🇬🇧 UK/ri'fektәri/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A communal dining hall, especially in a monastery, college, or similar institution

(修道院、学院等的)餐厅,食堂

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
fectmake, do
+
oryrelating to, connected with
=refectory

Common Collocations

  • 1.college refectory学院食堂
  • 2.monastery refectory修道院餐厅
  • 3.refectory table长餐桌
  • 4.refectory hall餐厅大厅

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The monks gathered in the refectory for their evening meal in silence.

  • 2.

    The university's medieval refectory has been restored and is open to students.

  • 3.

    Students lined up outside the refectory, trays in hand, waiting for lunch.

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