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columbarium

co·lum·ba·rium

UK/ˌkɒləmˈbɛəɹi.əm/ US/ˌkɑləmˈbɛri.əm/ uncommon

noun

1.

a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead

Synonyms
2.

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

Origin

Borrowed from Latin columbārium, from columba (“pigeon”) + -ārium (“place for”).

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