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reformatory(dictionary)

reformatory (iou)



reformatory adjective & noun. L16.
[from REFORMATION noun1 + -ORY2, -ORY1.]
A. adjective. Having a desire or tendency to produce reform; designed for reforming. L16.
b. noun. An institution to which young offenders are sent to be reformed. Now chiefly N. Amer. M19.