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 [ri-fek-tuh-ree]  

re·fec·to·ry

   [ri-fek-tuh-ree]
noun, plural -ries.
a dining hall in a religious house, a college, or other institution.
Origin:
1475–85; < Late Latin refectōrium, equivalent to Latin refec-, combining form of reficere to renew (see refect) + -tōrium -tory2
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refectory (rɪˈfɛktərɪ, -trɪ)
 
—n , pl -tories
a communal dining hall in a religious, academic, or other institution
 
[C15: from Late Latin refectōrium, from Latin refectus refreshed]

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