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noun a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
noun a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation
originEtymology tree Late Latin labōrō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Late Latin -tor Late Latin labōrātor Medieval Latin labōrātōrius Medieval Latin labōrātōriumbor. English laboratory Borrowed from Medieval Latin labōrātōrium.
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