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Necropolis - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Necropolis : \Ne*crop"o*lis\, n.; pl. Necropolises. [NL., fr.
Gr. ?; ? a dead body, adj., dead _ ? city.]
A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their
cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a
graveyard.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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