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columbarium

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11 lettersPronunciation /ˌkɒləmˈbɛəɹi.əm/Part of speech nounSorted abcilmmoruuStarts with CEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin columbārium, from columba (“pigeon”) + -ārium (“place for”).

Used in a sentence

  • Meronym: pigeonhole
  • Near-synonyms: dovecote, pigeon loft
  • Doves were culticly protected; great towers were built for them in which they could nest; they were called columbaria (columba is the Latin word for dove).

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