SEPULCHRE


Meaning of SEPULCHRE in English

( BrE ) ( US sep·ul·cher ) / ˈseplkə(r); NAmE / noun

( old use ) a place for a dead body, either cut in rock or built of stone

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : via Old French from Latin sepulcrum burial place, from sepelire bury.

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