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Crematorium - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Crematorium : (noun)
1: a mortuary where corpses are cremated [syn: crematory]
2: a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
[syn: crematory, cremation chamber]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Crematorium : \Crem`a*to"ri*um\ (kr?m`?-t?"r?-?m), Crematory
\Crem"a*to*ry\ (kr?m"?-t?-r?), n.; pl. Crematoriums (-[u^]mz),
Crematories (-r?z). [NL. crematorium, fr. L. cremator.]
A furnace for cremating corpses; a building containing such a
furnace.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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