COLUMBARIUM


Meaning of COLUMBARIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkä-ləm-ˈber-ē-əm ]

noun

( plural col·um·bar·ia -ē-ə)

Etymology: Latin, literally, dovecote, from columba dove

Date: 1846

1. : a structure of vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns

2. : a recess in a columbarium

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.