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cafetorium

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caf⋅e⋅to⋅ri⋅um

[kaf-i-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-]
–noun
a large room, esp. in a school, that functions both as a cafeteria and an auditorium.

Origin:
1950–55; b. cafeteria and auditorium
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caf·e·to·ri·um   (kāf'ĭ-tôr'ē-əm, -tōr'-)   
n.   pl. caf·e·to·ri·ums or caf·e·to·ri·a (-tôr'ē-ə, -tōr'-)
A large room, usually in an educational institution, that serves both as a cafeteria and as an auditorium.

[cafe(teria) + (audi)torium.]
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