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scriptorium

División en sílabas: scrip·to·ri·um
Pronunciación: /ˌskripˈtôrēəm
 
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Definición de scriptorium en inglés:

sustantivo (plural scriptoria /-ˈtôrēə/ or scriptoriums)

chiefly historical
A room set apart for writing, especially one in a monastery where manuscripts were copied.
Example sentences
  • 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.
  • By the 9th century, most monasteries had writing rooms or scriptoria.
  • A limited form of mass production was able to be achieved in large scriptoria contained in monasteries.

Origen

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

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