phrontistery

frɑːnˈtɪstəri

phrontisteries

Definition

Definition of phrontistery - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

education

Rare

establishment for education or study

Rare

The university is a renowned phrontistery for scholars.

academy

institute

school

thinking

Rare

place for thinking or pondering

Rare

He retreated to his phrontistery to contemplate life.

library

study

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Origin of phrontistery

Greek, phrontisterion (thinking place)

Examples of phrontistery in a sentence

His home became a phrontistery for young learners.
The library became his personal phrontistery.
She found solace in her garden, her own phrontistery.

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French:phrontistère, ...
German:Phrontisterium, Denkerstübchen, ...
Italian:istituto, studio, ...
Spanish:centro de estudios, lugar de reflexión, ...
Portuguese:centro de estudos, local de reflexão, ...
Chinese:学府, 沉思室, ...
Japanese:学問所, フロンティステリー, ...
Arabic:معهد, مكان التأمل, ...
Hebrew:מָכוֹן לִמּוּדִים, מָקוֹם הַהִרְהוּר, ...
Russian:фронтистерий, место для размышлений, ...
Ukrainian:фронтистерій, місце для роздумів, ...
Hindi:शिक्षालय, विचारशाला, ...
Bengali:পণ্ডিতালয়, ফ্রন্টিস্টারি, ...
Catalan:centre d'estudis, refugi de pensament, ...
Czech:učiliště, pracovna, ...
Danish:læringsinstitution, tænkerum, ...
Dutch:phrontisterium, denkkamer, ...
Greek:φροντιστήριο, στοχαστήριο, ...
Hungarian:tanintézet, dolgozószoba, ...
Khmer:ស្ថាប័នអប់រំ, កន្លែងសម្រាប់គិតពិចារណា, ...
Korean:학문 기관, 사색의 장소, ...
Persian:مرکز آموزشی, مکان تفکر, ...
Polish:ośrodek naukowy, miejsce do rozmyślań, ...
Portuguese (BR):escola, local de reflexão, ...
Romanian:academie, loc de reflecție, ...
Swedish:läroanstalt, tänkerum, ...
Thai:สถานที่ศึกษา, สถานที่คิด, ...
Turkish:eğitim kurumu, düşünce odası, ...
Vietnamese:cơ sở giáo dục, nơi suy tư, ...

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