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Dictionary: lav·a·to·ry   (lăv'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) pronunciation
 
n., pl. -ries.
  1. A room equipped with washing and often toilet facilities; a bathroom.
  2. A washbowl or basin, especially one permanently installed with running water.
  3. A flush toilet.

[Middle English, piscina, from Late Latin lavātōrium, from lavātor, launderer, from Latin lavāre, to wash.]


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1. A basin with water supply and drainage piping, for washing the hands and face; a washbasin.
2. A room containing a washbasin and a water closet, but not a bathtub; a “powder room.”
3. Same as toilet, 2 or

lavabo: Abbey of Valmagne
water closet, 2. 4. A small stone basin with a hole at the bottom to carry off water through a drain beneath; usually placed near the altar in an ancient church; used by the priest for washing his hands.
lavatory, 1
lavatory, 4


 
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IN BRIEF: n. - A toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it; A room or building equipped with one or more toilets; A bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe.

Tutor's tip: Not the innovated instruments nor the diversity of specimen pleased the scientist more than the "lavatory" (washroom) of his new "laboratory" (room equipped for scientific research).

 
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Translations: Lavatory
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - toilet, wc, badeværelse, vaskerum

Nederlands (Dutch)
wc, wasplaats, waskom

Français (French)
n. - toilettes

Deutsch (German)
n. - WC, Toilette

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αποχωρητήριο, τουαλέτα

Italiano (Italian)
gabinetto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lavatório (m)

Русский (Russian)
туалет

Español (Spanish)
n. - servicios, excusado, lavabo, retrete, cuarto de baño

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - toalett, W.C., tvättställ, tvättfat

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
厕所, 洗手间, 盥洗室

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 廁所, 洗手間, 盥洗室

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 세면소 , 변소

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 洗面所, 化粧室, 洗面台

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مرحاض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שירותים, בית שימוש‬


 
 
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