ossuary

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English - English
A container or receptacle, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead
{n} a place kept for the bones of the dead
any receptacle for the burial of human bones
{i} receptacle in which bones of the dead are stored
A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house
ossuary

    Hyphenation

    os·su·a·ry

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'ä-sh&-"wer-E, -sy&am ] (noun.) 1658. From Late Latin ossuārium (“charnel house”) ossuārius (“of or for bones”) Latin os (“bone”) + adjectival suffix -ārius (“of, related to”).
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