OSSUARY

ossuary

(noun) any receptacle for the burial of human bones

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ossuary (plural ossuaries)

A container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.

Anagrams

• suasory, your ass

Source: Wiktionary


Os"su*a*ry, n.; pl. -ries. Etym: [L. ossuarium, fr. ossuarius of or bones, fr. os, ossis, bone: cf. F. ossuaire.]

Definition: A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 January 2025

DERMATOGLYPHICS

(noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; “some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics”


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