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columbarium

/ˌkɒl.ʌmˈbeə.ri.əm/

/ˌkɑː.ləmˈber.i.əm/

Translations

columbariumnoun

columbaria

/ˌkɒl.ʌmˈbeə.ri.əm/

/ˌkɑː.ləmˈber.i.əm/

The family visited the columbarium to pay their respects.

Семья посетила колумбарий, чтобы отдать дань уважения.

Synonyms

columbariumadjective

more columbarium

Comp.

most columbarium

Super.

/ˌkɒl.əmˈbeə.ri.əm/

/ˌkʌl.əmˈber.i.əm/

Used attributively to describe objects or structures relating to a columbarium.

columbariumnoun

A structure or building designed to house urns containing cremated remains.

The family visited the columbarium to pay their respects to their ancestors.

A niche or recess in a wall where urns containing ashes are placed.

Each columbarium in the chapel was beautifully decorated with flowers and memorial plaques.

A dovecote; a building or compartment for housing pigeons.

The old stone columbarium once housed dozens of carrier pigeons.

columbariumadjective

Relating to or serving as a columbarium for cremated remains.

The architect proposed a columbarium wall for the cemetery's expansion.