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1. (n.) columbarium
a sepulchral vault or other structure with recesses in the walls to receive the ashes of the dead.
2. columbarium
any one of these recesses.
Etymology: (1840–50; < L: lit., a nesting box for pigeons <columb(a) pigeon, dove)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dovecote, columbarium, columbary
a birdhouse for pigeons
2. (noun) columbarium, cinerarium
a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead
3. (noun) columbarium
a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) columbarium
a dovecote or pigeon house
2. (noun) columbarium
a sepulchral chamber with niches for holding cinerary urns
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