[dawr-mi-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] 
| 1. | a building, as at a college, containing a number of private or semiprivate rooms for residents, usually along with common bathroom facilities and recreation areas. |
| 2. | a room containing a number of beds and serving as communal sleeping quarters, as in an institution, fraternity house, or passenger ship. |
| dor·mi·to·ry (dôr'mĭ-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) n. pl. dor·mi·to·ries
[Middle English dormitorie, from Latin dormītōrium, from dormītōrius, of sleep, from dormītus, past participle of dormīre, to sleep.] |
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