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arcosolium

arcosolium noun: a tomb in an arched recess in a wall.

arcosolium: a tomb in an arched recess in a wall
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Noun

arcosolium (plural arcosolia)

  1. A tomb in an arched recess in a wall.

Forms of arcosolium

pluralarcosolia

Origin of arcosolium

From Latin arcus (“arc, arch”) and solium (“sill, place of state”).

Questions about arcosolium

What does arcosolium mean?
Arcosolium means a tomb in an arched recess in a wall.
What part of speech is arcosolium?
Arcosolium is a noun.
What is the plural of arcosolium?
The plural of arcosolium is arcosolia.

Words near arcosolium in the dictionary

  1. Arcos de la Frontera
  2. Arcos de Valdevez
  3. Arcoses
  4. arcosh
  5. arcosolia
  6. arcosolium
  7. Arcot
  8. arcoth
  9. arcover
  10. arcovers
  11. arcs

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