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os⋅su⋅ar⋅y
[osh-oo-er-ee, os-] 
uˌɛr
–noun, plural -ar⋅ies.
| a place or receptacle for the bones of the dead. |
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| os·su·ar·y (ŏsh'ōō-ěr'ē, ŏs'yōō-) n. pl. os·su·ar·ies A container or receptacle, such as an urn or a vault, for holding the bones of the dead. [Late Latin ossuārium, from neuter of Latin ossuārius, of bones, from os, oss-, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Ossuary
Os"su*a*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [L. ossuarium, fr. ossuarius of or bones, fr. os, ossis, bone: cf. F. ossuaire.] A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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ossuary
1658, "an urn for the bones of the dead," from L.L. ossuarium "charnel house," from L. os "bone" (see osseous) on model of mortuarium.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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