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Word: Lavatory
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from late Latin lavatorium ‘place for washing’, from Latin lavare ‘to wash’. The word originally denoted something in which to wash, such as a bath or piscina, later (mid 17th century) a room with washing facilities; the current sense dates from the 19th century
ˈlavət(ə)ri
a room, building, or cubicle containing a toilet or toilets
Short Definition:room or compartment with toilet and washbasin
Examples:- he locked himself in the downstairs lavatory
- public lavatories
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