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Refectory

Noun CEFR B2
ɹɪˈfɛkt(ə)ɹi

Definitions

A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.

Equivalents

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Examples

“They compare⟳ very well with similar cafes elsewhere and the quality, for example, is far better and the price cheaper than in my college refectory.”
“With a clattering of chairs, upended shell cases, benches, and ottomans, Pirate's mob gather at the shores of the great refectory table, a southern island well across a tropic or two from chill Croydon.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

refectory table refederalization refederation refeed refeeder refeeding

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