CREMATORIUM
crematory, crematorium, cremation chamber
(noun) a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
crematory, crematorium
(noun) a mortuary where corpses are cremated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crematorium (plural crematoriums or crematoria)
A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated
Source: Wiktionary
Crem`a*to"ri*um (krm`-t"r-m), Crem"a*to*ry (krm"-t-r), n.; pl. Crematoriums (-Crematories (-r. Etym: [NL. crematorium, fr. L. cremator.]
Definition: A furnace for cremating corpses; a building containing such a furnace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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