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fumatory

[ fyoo-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to smoke, especially tobacco smoke, or to a place for smoking.
  2. of or relating to fumigation.

noun

, plural fu·ma·to·ries.
  1. a place for smoking or fumigation.

fumatory

/ ˈfjuːmətərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to smoking or fumigation

noun

  1. See fumatorium
    another name for fumatorium

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fumatory1

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin fuma-, stem of fumare “to smoke” + -tory 2( def ); fumatorium ( def )

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Example Sentences

This fumatory process proceeded for some time, almost in silence.

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