crematory

[kree-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, krem-uh-] Origin

cre·ma·to·ry

[kree-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, krem-uh-] noun, plural cre·ma·to·ries, adjective
noun
1.
a place, as a funeral establishment, at which cremation is done.
2.
a furnace for cremating.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to cremation.

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Crematory is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1875–80; cremate + -ory2
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crematory (ˈkrɛmətərɪ, -trɪ)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to cremation or crematoriums
 
n , -ries
2.  another word (esp US) for crematorium

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crematory
1876 (n.), 1884 (adj.), the nativized form of crematorium (see cremation).
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