Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reformatory

/ɹəˈfɔɹməˌtɔɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: re-for-ma-to-ry
IPA: /ɹəˈfɔɹməˌtɔɹi/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative.

noun

A prison, especially one for juveniles; a reform school.

Example Sentences

"Other reformatory schools might not strike that balance between reform and education."
"It was the nicest-looking property Elwood had ever seen—a real school, a good one, not the forbidding reformatory he’d conjured the last few weeks."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹəˈfɔɹməˌtɔɹi/
British English: /ɹɪˈfɔː(ɹ)mətəɹi/

Inflected Forms

more reformatory (comparative) most reformatory (superlative) reformatories (plural)

Synonyms

reform school borstal approved school youth detention centre juvenile hall detention home reformative training school

Rhymes With

dormitory

Questions

How do you pronounce reformatory?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈfɔɹməˌtɔɹi/.
What does reformatory mean?: Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative.

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