columbarium (ˌkɒləmˈbɛərɪəm) ![]() | |
| —n , pl -ia | |
| 1. | another name for a dovecote |
| 2. | a vault having niches for funeral urns |
| 3. | a hole in a wall into which a beam is inserted |
| [C18: from Latin, from columba dove] | |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
columbarium
sepulchral building containing many small niches for cinerary urns. The term is derived from the Latin columba ("dove," or "pigeon"), and it originally referred to a pigeon house or dovecote. It later acquired its more common meaning by association
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