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ossuary

/ˈɒs.ju.ə.ri/

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noun

/ˈɒs.ju.ə.ri/C2formal
  • ruКонтейнер, такой как ящик, сундук или камера, используемый для хранения костей умерших.

A container, such as a box, chest, or chamber, used for storing the bones of the dead.

  1. Bone repositoryC2formal

    A container, room, or building where human skeletal remains are stored, often after exhumation.

    ruХранилище костей

    • The catacombs contain an ancient ossuary filled with bones.
    • Archaeologists discovered a Roman ossuary during the excavation.
    • The ossuary was used to store the remains of the deceased after the cemetery was relocated.

    Synonymscharnel housesepulchre

Forms
  • ossuaries plural form
  • ossuaries' possessive plural form
  • ossuary's possessive singular form