What does "refectory" mean?

A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.

What is a synonym for "refectory"?

Common synonyms include: cafeteria, canteen, commons, dining hall, dining room, great hall.

Pronounced //ɹɪˈfɛkt(ə)ɹi//.

/ɹɪˈfɛkt(ə)ɹi/ noun

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Noun

1
A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.
"They compare very well with similar cafes elsewhere and the quality, for example, is far better and the price cheaper than in my college refectory."
2
a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery) wordnet

"I hate the food in the refectory."

Via Middle English refectori from Late Latin refectorium, from Latin reficere (“to remake, to rebuild”).