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CREMATORY
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
Adjective
crematory (not comparable)
Pertaining to the act of cremating bodies.
Noun
crematory (plural crematories)
The establishment or furnace that cremates bodies.
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.
Crem"a*to*ry, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or employed in, cremation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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