Definition of scriptorium in English:

scriptorium

nounPlural scriptoriums, Plural scriptoriaskrɪpˈtɔːrɪəmˌskrɪpˈtɔriəm

historical

A room set apart for writing, especially one in a monastery where manuscripts were copied.
〈主史〉（尤指修道院中的）缮写室，文书房
Example sentencesExamples
- By the 9th century, most monasteries had writing rooms or scriptoria.
- After all, it was assumed that all monks could read and write. Monasteries also contained libraries and scriptoria, or writing rooms, in which manuscripts were copied.
- We may have come a long way from monks writing in scriptoria.
- A limited form of mass production was able to be achieved in large scriptoria contained in monasteries.
- The saga literature of Ireland which has survived from earliest times owes its preservation to the monastic scriptoria.

Origin

Late 18th century: from medieval Latin, from Latin script- 'written', from the verb scribere.

Rhymes

auditorium, ciborium, conservatorium, crematorium, emporium, moratorium, sanatorium, sudatorium, vomitorium

Definition of scriptorium in US English:

scriptorium

nounˌskripˈtôrēəmˌskrɪpˈtɔriəm

historical

A room set apart for writing, especially one in a monastery where manuscripts were copied.
〈主史〉（尤指修道院中的）缮写室，文书房
Example sentencesExamples
- By the 9th century, most monasteries had writing rooms or scriptoria.
- The saga literature of Ireland which has survived from earliest times owes its preservation to the monastic scriptoria.
- A limited form of mass production was able to be achieved in large scriptoria contained in monasteries.
- After all, it was assumed that all monks could read and write. Monasteries also contained libraries and scriptoria, or writing rooms, in which manuscripts were copied.
- We may have come a long way from monks writing in scriptoria.

Origin

Late 18th century: from medieval Latin, from Latin script- ‘written’, from the verb scribere.

单词	scriptorium
释义	Definition of scriptorium in English: scriptorium nounPlural scriptoriums, Plural scriptoriaskrɪpˈtɔːrɪəmˌskrɪpˈtɔriəm historical A room set apart for writing, especially one in a monastery where manuscripts were copied. 〈主史〉（尤指修道院中的）缮写室，文书房 Example sentencesExamples By the 9th century, most monasteries had writing rooms or scriptoria. After all, it was assumed that all monks could read and write. Monasteries also contained libraries and scriptoria, or writing rooms, in which manuscripts were copied. We may have come a long way from monks writing in scriptoria. A limited form of mass production was able to be achieved in large scriptoria contained in monasteries. The saga literature of Ireland which has survived from earliest times owes its preservation to the monastic scriptoria. Origin Late 18th century: from medieval Latin, from Latin script- 'written', from the verb scribere. Rhymes auditorium, ciborium, conservatorium, crematorium, emporium, moratorium, sanatorium, sudatorium, vomitorium Definition of scriptorium in US English: scriptorium nounˌskripˈtôrēəmˌskrɪpˈtɔriəm historical A room set apart for writing, especially one in a monastery where manuscripts were copied. 〈主史〉（尤指修道院中的）缮写室，文书房 Example sentencesExamples By the 9th century, most monasteries had writing rooms or scriptoria. The saga literature of Ireland which has survived from earliest times owes its preservation to the monastic scriptoria. A limited form of mass production was able to be achieved in large scriptoria contained in monasteries. After all, it was assumed that all monks could read and write. Monasteries also contained libraries and scriptoria, or writing rooms, in which manuscripts were copied. We may have come a long way from monks writing in scriptoria. Origin Late 18th century: from medieval Latin, from Latin script- ‘written’, from the verb scribere.
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