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ləˈbɒrəˌt(ə)ri,
ˈlab(ə)rəˌt(ə)ri/
n.
(pl. laboratories)
a room or building equipped for scientific experiments, research, or teaching, or for the manufacture of drugs or chemicals.
Etymology
C17: from med. L. laboratorium, from L. laborare ‘to labour’.
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