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BNC: 37321 COCA: 17346

penitentiary

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penitentiary /ˌpɛnəˈtɛnʃəri/ noun
plural penitentiaries
penitentiary
/ˌpɛnəˈtɛnʃəri/
noun
plural penitentiaries
Learner's definition of PENITENTIARY
[count] US
: prison often used in the names of prisons常用于监狱名称
Synonyms see: jail
BNC: 37321 COCA: 17346

penitentiary

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noun

pen·​i·​ten·​tia·​ry ˌpe-nə-ˈten(t)-sh(ə-)rē How to pronounce penitentiary (audio)
plural penitentiaries
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a
: an officer in some Roman Catholic dioceses vested with power from the bishop to deal with cases of a nature normally handled only by the bishop
b
capitalized : a cardinal presiding over a tribunal of the Roman curia (see curia sense 3) concerned with dispensations (see dispensation sense 2) and indulgences
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: a public institution in which offenders against the law are confined for detention or punishment
specifically : a state or federal prison in the U.S.
a federal penitentiary in Virginia

penitentiary

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adjective

pen·​i·​ten·​tia·​ry ˌpe-nə-ˈten(t)-sh(ə-)rē How to pronounce penitentiary (audio)
 sense 1 also  -ˈten(t)-shē-ˌer-ē
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: of, relating to, or incurring confinement in a penitentiary

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BNC: 37321 COCA: 17346

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