/ ˌkreməˈtɔːriəm; NAmE / noun
( pl. crema·toria / -ˈtɔːriə; NAmE / or crema·tor·iums ) ( NAmE also crema·tory / ˈkriːmətɔːri; NAmE ; ˈkrem-/ pl. -ies ) a building in which the bodies of dead people are burned
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: modern Latin , from cremare burn.