CATACOMB


Meaning of CATACOMB in English

[ 'katəku:m ]

■ noun an underground cemetery consisting of a gallery with recesses for tombs.

Origin

OE, from late L. catacumbas , the name of the subterranean cemetery of St Sebastian near Rome.

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