[osh-oo-er-ee, os-] 
| a place or receptacle for the bones of the dead. |
| 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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