phrontistery

noun

phron·​tis·​tery

ˈfräntəˌsterē

plural -es

: a place for thinking or study

Word History

Etymology

Greek phrontistērion, from phrontistēs philosopher, deep thinker, person with intellectual pretensions, from phrontizein to reflect, take thought, from phrontid-, phrontis reflection, thought; akin to Greek phren-, phrēn diaphragm, mind

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