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cœmeteria

cœmeteria is the plural of cœmeterium.

Meaning of cœmeterium

Noun

cœmeterium (plural cœmeteria)

  1. An ancient cemetery, churchyard, or burial ground.
    • After the rediscovery and opening of the other cœmeteria, the name belonging to this one cœmeterium was applied to all.1913, Charles George Herbermann &al. [eds.] of the Knights of Columbus Catholic Truth Committee, The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine...

Origin of cœmeteria

From the Latin coemētēria; compare cœmeterium.

Questions about cœmeteria

What is cœmeteria the plural of?
Cœmeteria is the plural of cœmeterium.

Words near cœmeteria in the dictionary

  1. cœlomic
  2. cœloms
  3. cœloscope
  4. cœloscopes
  5. cœlus
  6. cœmeteria
  7. cœmeterial
  8. cœmeteries
  9. cœmeterium
  10. cœmetery
  11. cœn-

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