CINERARIUM

columbarium, cinerarium

(noun) a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cinerarium (plural cineraria)

A place or receptacle for depositing the ashes of cremated people.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

30 November 2024

HYPOTHETICAL

(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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