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dorter

  • /ˈdɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/

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From Middle English dortour, from Old French dortoir, dortour (modern dortoir), from Latin dormitorium (“dormitory”). Doublet of dormitorium and dormitory.

noun dorters · dortour · dortoir

  1. historical A bedroom or dormitory, especially in a monastery.

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"dorter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dorter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dorter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dorter

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"dorter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dorter.

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@misc{dorter_2026,
  title = {dorter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dorter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}