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laboratory

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laboratory

Main Entry:: lab·o·ra·to·ry
Pronunciation:: \ˈla-b(ə-)rə-ˌtȯr-ē sometimes ˈla-bə(r)-ˌ or lə-ˈbȯr-ə-ˌ, British usually lə-ˈbär-ə-t(ə-)rē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural lab·o·ra·to·ries
Usage:: often attributive
Etymology:: Medieval Latin laboratorium, from Latin laborare to labor, from labor
Date:: 1605

1 a: a place equipped for experimental study in a science or for testing and analysis; broadly : a place providing opportunity for experimentation, observation, or practice in a field of study b: a place like a laboratory for testing, experimentation, or practice <the laboratory of the mind>2: an academic period set aside for laboratory work

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