Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

writ-room

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: writ--room
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A room where writs, writings, or written records are housed or kept; a law library.

Example Sentences

"I have two Assistants in the same Office with myself, and one in the large Writ Room behind. Every Document more than a year old, except Declarations, is kept in the Writ Room."
"At the same time Vera, Robertson and Quiroz were emptying the writ room of all its contents."
"I went to the writ-room also called the law library."
"McNeil Island Penitentiary contained a centrally located law library, which inmates referred to as the “writ room.”"

Etymology

From writ + room.

Inflected Forms

writ-rooms (plural) writ room (alternative) writroom (alternative)

Questions

What does writ-room mean?: A room where writs, writings, or written records are housed or kept; a law library.
Where does writ-room come from?: From writ + room.

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