SARCOPHAGUS


Meaning of SARCOPHAGUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sär-ˈkä-fə-gəs ]

noun

( plural sar·coph·a·gi -ˌgī, -ˌjī, -ˌgē ; also -gus·es )

Etymology: Latin sarcophagus ( lapis ) limestone used for coffins, from Greek ( lithos ) sarkophagos, literally, flesh-eating stone, from sark- sarc- + phagein to eat — more at baksheesh

Date: 1619

: a stone coffin ; broadly : coffin

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