lamasery

lamasery
noun (plural -series) Etymology: French lamaserie, irregular from lama + -erie -ery Date: 1849 a monastery of lamas

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  • Lamasery — La ma*ser*y, n. [See 2d {Lama}.] A monastery or convent of lamas, in Tibet, Mongolia, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lamasery — [lä′mə ser΄ē] n. pl. lamaseries a monastery of lamas …   English World dictionary

  • lamasery — /lah meuh ser ee/, n., pl. lamaseries. a monastery of lamas. [1865 70; < F lamaserie.] * * * …   Universalium

  • lamasery — noun /ləˈmɑːsəɹi/ A monastery for lamas in Tibet and Mongolia. purposeful melody, reminding veterans of duty on the Himalayan station, of transmundane melody performed upon ancient horns fashioned from the thigh bones of long departed priests, in …   Wiktionary

  • lamasery — la·ma·ser·y || lɑːmÉ™sÉ™rɪ n. monastery of lamas (in Tibet and Mongolia) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lamasery — [ lα:məs(ə)ri, lə mα:s(ə)ri] noun (plural lamaseries) a monastery of lamas …   English new terms dictionary

  • lamasery — la·ma·sery …   English syllables

  • lamasery — la•ma•ser•y [[t]ˈlɑ məˌsɛr i[/t]] n. pl. ser•ies ear a monastery of lamas • Etymology: 1865–70; < F lamaserie. See lama, serai …   From formal English to slang

  • lamasery — /ˈlaməsəri/ (say lahmuhsuhree) noun (plural lamaseries) (in Tibet (Xizang AR), Mongolia, etc.) a monastery of lamas. {French lamaserie} …  

  • lamasery — n. (pl. ies) a monastery of lamas. Etymology: F lamaserie irreg. f. lama LAMA …   Useful english dictionary

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