Ossuary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A container or receptacle, such as an urn or a vault, for holding the bones of the dead.
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  • n. A container or receptacle, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel-house.
  • n. A vase, casket, or other vessel for the reception of the bones or calcined remains of the dead.
  • n. A bone-cave, or deposit formed largely of bones, belonging to late geological times.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any receptacle for the burial of human bones
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    receptacle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    charnel house   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    biological-surveillance    underground    charnel house    seldome    mortuary   
     
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