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Definition of: dormer
(dôr′mər) noun
1. Archit. a A vertical window in a small gable rising from a sloping roof: also dormer window. b The roofed projection or gable in which this window is set. c A sleeper or beam.
2. Archaic A sleeping room. [<OF dormeor <L dormitorium. See DORMITORY.]
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