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CREMATORIUM

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cre⋅ma⋅to⋅ri⋅um

[kree-muh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-, krem-uh-]
–noun, plural -to⋅ri⋅ums, -to⋅ri⋅a [-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-] .
a crematory.

Origin:
1875–80; Latinization of crematory; see -tory 2
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cre·ma·to·ri·um   (krē'mə-tôr'ē-əm, -tōr'-)   
n.   pl. cre·ma·to·ri·ums or cre·ma·to·ri·a (-tôr'ē-ə, -tōr'-)
A furnace or establishment for the incineration of corpses.
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Main Entry: cre·ma·to·ri·um
Pronunciation: "krE-m&-'tOr-E-&m, "krem-&-, -'tor-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cre·ma·to·ri·ums or cre·ma·to·ria /-E-&/
: CREMATORY
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