Columbarium (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural col·um·bar·i·a [kol-uhm-bair-ee-uh]. /ˌkɒl əmˈbɛər i ə/.
  1. a sepulchral vault or other structure with recesses in the walls to receive the ashes of the dead.
  2. any one of these recesses.
  3. columbary.
noun plural -ia (-ɪə)
  1. another name for a dovecote
  2. a vault having niches for funeral urns
  3. a hole in a wall into which a beam is inserted
Columbarium (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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