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refectory (n.)

"dining hall," especially one in a monastery, early 15c., from Medieval Latin refectorium, from past participle stem of reficere "to remake, restore," from re- (see re-) + combining form of facere "to make, do" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put").

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Definitions of refectory from WordNet

refectory (n.)
a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery);
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