n.
Pronunciation: - ē - ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ia \ - ē - ə \
Etymology: Latin, from ciner-, cinis
Date: 1880
: a place to receive the ashes of the cremated dead
– cin · er · ary \ ' si-n ə - ˌ rer- ē \ adjective
n.
Pronunciation: - ē - ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ia \ - ē - ə \
Etymology: Latin, from ciner-, cinis
Date: 1880
: a place to receive the ashes of the cremated dead
– cin · er · ary \ ' si-n ə - ˌ rer- ē \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012