/ ləˈbɒrətri; NAmE ˈlæbrətɔːri/ noun
( pl. -ies ) (also informal lab ) a room or building used for scientific research, experiments, testing, etc. :
a research laboratory
laboratory experiments / tests
—see also language laboratory
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin laboratorium , from Latin laborare to labour.