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colum·ba·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dovecote, columbarium, columbarynoun

    a birdhouse for pigeons

Wiktionary

  1. columbarynoun

    A pigeon house or dovecot.

  2. Etymology: From columbarium, columba.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Columbarynoun

    a dovecote; a pigeon house

  2. Etymology: [L. columbarium, fr. columba a dove.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of columbary in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of columbary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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