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Meaning of Reformatory | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɹəˈfɔɹməˌtɔɹi

Definitions

A prison, especially one for juveniles; a reform school.

Equivalents

العربية الإصلاحيّة
Čeština pasťák polepšovna
Ελληνικά αναμορφωτήριο
Suomi kasvatuslaitos

Examples

“It was the nicest-looking property Elwood had ever seen—a real school, a good one, not the forbidding reformatory he’d conjured the last few weeks.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Reformatsky enolate Reformatsky reaction Reformatted reformatter Reformatting Reformed

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