transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-tə-ˌkōm ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English catacumb, Middle French catacombe, probably from Old Italian catacomba, from Late Latin catacumbae, plural
Date: 15th century
1. : a subterranean cemetery of galleries with recesses for tombs — usually used in plural
2. : something resembling a catacomb: as
a. : an underground passageway or group of passageways
b. : a complex set of interrelated things
the endless catacomb s of formal education — Kingman Brewster †1988