How to pronounce scriptorium
American English pronunciation
skrip-TOR-ee-um
- IPA
- /skɹɪpˈtɔɹi.əm/
- Syllables
- skrip · TOR · ee · um (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What scriptorium means
A room where books were copied out by hand long ago
In a sentence: In the quiet scriptorium, scribes copied each page with pens and bright inks.
Where it comes from: It is a Latin word that comes from scriptorius, having to do with writing.
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