deambulatory

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UK/diːˈæmbjələtɹi/

noun

A covered place in which to walk; an ambulatory.

OriginLatin deambulātōrium →
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Meanings

noundeambulatory (plural deambulatories)

plural deambulatories

  1. datedA covered place in which to walk; an ambulatory.
adjectivedeambulatory (not comparable)
  1. not comparableGoing about from place to place; wandering.

    Deambulatory actors.

    1670, Thomas Morton, ‘Episkopos Apostolikos, or the Episcopacy of the Church of England justified to be Apostolica […]

Origin

  1. Latindeambulātōrium
  2. Englishdeambulatory

Borrowed from Latin deambulātōrium.

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APA

deambulatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deambulatory

MLA

“deambulatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deambulatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deambulatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deambulatory.

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