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PRONUNCIATION OF REFORMATORY

reformatory  [rɪˈfɔːmətərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFORMATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reformatory can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES REFORMATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Reformatory

Reformatory is a term that has had varied meanings within the penal system, depending on the jurisdiction and the era. It may refer to a youth detention center, or an adult correctional facility. The term is still in popular use for adult facilities throughout the United States, although most reformatories have been renamed correctional centers in recent years. The term reformatory was also commonly used during the 19th century throughout the United Kingdom in reference to penal facilities for children under the age of 14.

Definition of reformatory in the English dictionary

The definition of reformatory in the dictionary is having the purpose or function of reforming.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REFORMATORY


acclamatory
əˈklæmətərɪ
amatory
ˈæmətərɪ
chrismatory
ˈkrɪzmətərɪ
confirmatory
kənˈfɜːmətərɪ
consummatory
kənˈsʌmətərɪ
crematory
ˈkrɛmətərɪ
declamatory
dɪˈklæmətərɪ
defamatory
dɪˈfæmətərɪ
desquamatory
dɪˈskwæmətərɪ
dogmatory
ˈdɒɡmətərɪ
exclamatory
ɪkˈsklæmətərɪ
fumatory
ˈfjuːmətərɪ
inflammatory
ɪnˈflæmətərɪ
informatory
ɪnˈfɔːmətərɪ
lachrymatory
ˈlækrɪmətərɪ
lacrimatory
ˈlækrɪmətərɪ
lacrymatory
ˈlækrɪmətərɪ
noninflammatory
ˌnɒnɪnˈflæmətərɪ
performatory
pəˈfɔːmətərɪ
proclamatory
prəˈklæmətərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFORMATORY

reform school
reformability
reformable
reformado
reformat
reformate
reformation
reformational
reformationist
reformative
reformatories
Reformed
reformer
reformism
reformist
reformulate
reformulation

WORDS THAT END LIKE REFORMATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
circulatory
conservatory
derogatory
directory
discriminatory
explanatory
exploratory
laboratory
mandatory
migratory
obligatory
observatory
oscillatory
participatory
predatory
preparatory
regulatory
research laboratory
respiratory

Synonyms and antonyms of reformatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «reformatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFORMATORY

Find out the translation of reformatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reformatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reformatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

感化院
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reformatorio
570 millions of speakers

English

reformatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाल सुधार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إصلاحية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

реформаторская
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reformatório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

reformatories
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

correction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembaharuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Besserungsanstalt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

少年院
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소년원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reformatories
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà trừng giới
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

reformatories
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुधारणावादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ıslahevi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riformatorio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poprawczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

реформаторська
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reformator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναμορφωτικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verbeteringskool
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reformatory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reformasjons
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reformatory

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFORMATORY»

The term «reformatory» is normally little used and occupies the 110.709 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REFORMATORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reformatory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reformatory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reformatory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFORMATORY»

Discover the use of reformatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reformatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Ohio State Reformatory: An Overview
This book will cover an inmates stay and what he could experience during his incarceration and how this prison operated as a "city within a city".
Joe James, 2011
2
Constructing Reformatory Identity: Girls' Reform School ...
By focusing on one particular re-education institution, this book offers a multifaceted analysis of practices of diagnosis and curing what was defined as «delinquency, «criminality or «disorderly behaviour at the turn of the twentieth ...
Kaisa Vehkalahti, 2009
3
Benevolent Repression: Social Control and the American ...
A vital contribution to the history of crime, corrections, and criminal justice, this book will also have a major impact on our thinking about contemporary corrections and issues surrounding crime, punishment, and social control.
Alexander W. Pisciotta, Samuel P. Oliner, Lawrence Baron, 1996
4
Wisconsin State Reformatory
In 1897, the Wisconsin state legislature approved the creation of the Wisconsin State Reformatory on a 200-acre site between Green Bay and De Pere.
Michael E. Telzrow, 2010
5
Girl's Reformatory
A girl's reformatory in Victorian England is the setting for scandalous escapades of zealous reformers and their wards.
‎2001
6
The Haunted History of the Ohio State Reformatory
Architect Levi Scofield and the Reformatory Frank Lloyd Wright once said, “Every great architect is—necessarily—a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age.” This can be said of the man responsible for ...
Sherri Brake, 2011
7
Transactions of the National Congress on Penitentiary and ...
The result of the system of " visitation " is a comprehensive knowledge of, and a thorough acquaintance with, the condition, wants and progress of our children, and the effect which the reformatory appliances and methods have had and are ...
Enoch Cobb Wines, 1871
8
The Philanthropist, and prison and reformatory gazette. ...
34, Paternoster Row; The Book Society, 19, Paternoster Row, and of the following agents : <$k fhibirthnrpist, Aire PRISON & REFORMATORY GAZETTE. MARCH 1st, 1856. JUVENILE CRIME. A LECTTTBE on "The Influence of Prisons and ...
‎1855
9
Penal discipline, reformatory projects and the English ...
This book discusses changing attitudes to prison and punishment between 1895 and 1939, a period which saw major advances in disciplinary morality, as it also did in gender and racial equality.
William James Forsythe, 1991
10
The System of Physical Culture Taught at the New York State ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
N. Y. New York State Reformatory (Elmira, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REFORMATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reformatory is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Can you hear the ghost?
There's nothing like the enlightened musings of a German philosopher to soothe jangled nerves inside the bowels of the Ohio State Reformatory/Mansfield ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
2
Ohio State Reformatory Holds Inmate Art Show
The Ohio State Reformatory was busy this weekend hosting, not only tours, but also the annual Inmate Art Show. Incarcerated artists collaborated to create a ... «WMFD.com, Jul 15»
3
Girl sent to medical reformatory over murder of classmate in Sasebo
A medical reformatory seeks to correct juveniles suffering from serious mental or physical disorders through the assistance of mental health professionals, ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
4
Tattoo convention, music festival underway at reformatory
MANSFIELD – Tattoo artists, vendors and “The Shawshank Redemption” fanatics poured through the gates of the Ohio State Reformatory on Friday for opening ... «Mansfield News Journal, Jul 15»
5
Body art comes to life: Reformatory hosting 'Ink in the Clink'
MANSFIELD, Ohio -- Body art enthusiasts have something to look forward to Friday, July 10 - Sunday, July 12 when the Ohio State Reformatory will host "Ink in ... «Richland Source, Jul 15»
6
Ohio State Reformatory a top haunt for ghost hunters
MANSFIELD – Paranormal enthusiasts will conduct ghost investigations at the Ohio State Reformatory throughout the summer. The next one is Friday, and it's ... «Mansfield News Journal, Jun 15»
7
Original electric chair moves to Ohio State Reformatory
“We're getting 89 more pieces (to the chair),” said Paul Smith, executive director of the Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society. “It includes the large power ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
8
'Shawshank' prison escape ends 56 years later with cinematic …
After its closing in 1990, the reformatory would be used as a set for “The Shawshank Redemption,” a 1994 movie about a wrongfully convicted man who escapes ... «Washington Post, May 15»
9
Inmate Who Escaped 'Shawshank Redemption' Prison Found in …
The Ohio State Reformatory may look familiar to moviegoers familiar with “The Shawshank Redemption.” That 1994 film and the Stephen King novella that ... «KTLA, May 15»
10
Old Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield will house manufacturing …
An agreement with Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society will provide organizers with space in what was formerly the prison barber shop. Organizers say ... «newsnet5.com, Jan 15»

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