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lavatory

American  
[lav-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈlæv əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

noun

plural

lavatories

  1. a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities.

  2. a flush toilet; water closet.

  3. a bowl or basin with running water for washing or bathing purposes; washbowl.

  4. any place where washing is done.

lavatory British  
/ -trɪ, ˈlævətərɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: toilet.   water closet.   WC. 

    1. a sanitary installation for receiving and disposing of urine and faeces, consisting of a bowl fitted with a water-flushing device and connected to a drain

    2. a room containing such an installation

  2. the washing place in a convent or monastic establishment

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Etymology

Origin of lavatory

1325–75; Middle English lavatorie < Late Latin lavātōrium washing-place, equivalent to Latin lavā ( re ) to wash + -tōrium -tory 2

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