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

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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