What does columbary mean?
Definitions for columbary
colum·ba·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
dovecote, columbarium, columbarynoun
a birdhouse for pigeons
Wiktionary
columbarynoun
A pigeon house or dovecot.
Etymology: From columbarium, columba.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Columbarynoun
A dovecot; a pigeonhouse.
Etymology: columbarium, Lat.
The earth of columbaries or dovehouses, is much desired in the artifice of saltpetre. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii. c. 3.
ChatGPT
columbary
A columbary, also known as a columbarium, is a building or structure with small, niche-like spaces designed to store urns containing the cremated remains of the deceased. It is often found in cemeteries or in churches.
Webster Dictionary
Columbarynoun
a dovecote; a pigeon house
Etymology: [L. columbarium, fr. columba a dove.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of columbary in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of columbary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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