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armoury.

A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑɹməɹi/General-American/ˈɑːməɹi/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.

    UK · also · countable · figuratively · uncountable
  2. A collection of weapons and materiel.

    UK · countable · uncountable
  3. A place where arms are made.

    UK · countable · uncountable
  4. The manufacture of armour and arms; arming, armouring.

    UK · countable · uncountable
  5. Heraldry.

    UK · countable · uncountable
  6. A family or group of aardvarks.

    UK · collective · countable · noun · rare · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English armerie, armurie, armorye, from Anglo-Norman armurrie, from armure (“arms, armor”) + -ie (“-y”). By surface analysis, armour + -y.

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