Word familynounreformabilityreformationreformationistreformerreformismreformistreform schooladjectivereformablereformationalreformativereformatoryreformedverbreform
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re·for·ma·to·ry /rɪˈfɔːmətəri $ rɪˈfɔːrmətɔːri/ noun (plural reformatories) [countableC]American EnglishAmE old use
SCJSETa reform school 少年犯管教所
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reformatory• A few children's homes have been opened but they also double as reformatories for young offenders.• He was sent to a state reformatory at age 11 for knifing a white homosexual attacker.