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ossuary

English

Etymology

From Late Latin ossu?rium (charnel house), from ossu?rius (of or for bones), from compound of Latin os (bone) + adjectival suffix -?rius (of, related to).

Noun

ossuary (plural ossuaries)

  1. A container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.

Translations

Anagrams

  • suasory, your ass

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catacomb

English

Etymology

From Old English [Term?], from Late Latin catacumbas, name of the underground cemetery of St. Sebastian in Rome, dissimilation of Latin cata- (among) (from Ancient Greek ???? (katá, under)) + tumbas (from Ancient Greek ?????? (túmbos, swell)).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?kat??k??m/ (less commonly) IPA(key): /?kat?ku?m/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?kætako?m/, /?kæt?ku?m/

Noun

catacomb (plural catacombs)

  1. (often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

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