COLUMBARIA

COLUMBARIUM

columbarium

(noun) a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns

columbarium, cinerarium

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

dovecote, columbarium, columbary

(noun) a birdhouse for pigeons

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

columbaria

plural of columbarium

Anagrams

• alirocumab

Source: Wiktionary


COLUMBARIUM

Col`um*ba"ri*um, n.; pl. L. Columbaria Etym: [L. See Columbary.] (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A dovecote or pigeon house. (b) A sepulchral chamber with niches for holding cinerary urns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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