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- pronunciation:
- tum
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a hole dug in earth or rock for the burial of one or more dead persons; grave.
- synonyms:
- grave, sepulcher
- similar words:
- catacombs, mausoleum, repository
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definition 2: |
a structure built to contain the remains of, or to memorialize, one or more dead persons; mausoleum.
- synonyms:
- vault
- similar words:
- crypt, mastaba, mausoleum, pyramid, reliquary, shrine
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definition 3: |
a structure or place that contains remains of the dead or that has a funereal aspect or air.
- synonyms:
- grave
- similar words:
- cemetery, churchyard, golgotha, graveyard, mausoleum, wasteland
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related words: |
monument, vault |
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derivation: |
tomblike (adj.) |
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