English Explanatory Dictionary

phrontistery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place for thinking.
  2. An establishment devoted to education or study.

Word forms

phrontistery phrontisteries phrontisterion phrontisterium

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek φροντιστήριον (phrontistḗrion), from φροντιστής (phrontistḗs, “a thinker”), from φρονέω (phronéō, “to think”).

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