abortorium
/æbɔɹˈtɔɹi.əm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A hospital or hospital department that specializes in abortions.
Example Sentences
- "A well-equipped abortorium was then visited. This consists of a suite of rooms on the first floor."
Etymology
From abort. Compare auditorium, vomitorium. Possibly a borrowing of Russian абортарий (abortarij) or its variant аборторий (abortorij).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: абортарий
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æbɔɹˈtɔɹi.əm/