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cœmeterium

cœmeterium noun: an ancient cemetery, churchyard, or burial ground.

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...

Forms of cœmeterium

pluralcœmeteria

Origin of cœmeterium

An unadapted adoption of the Latin coemētērium. Doublet of cemetery.

Questions about cœmeterium

What does cœmeterium mean?
Cœmeterium means an ancient cemetery, churchyard, or burial ground.
What part of speech is cœmeterium?
Cœmeterium is a noun.
What is the plural of cœmeterium?
The plural of cœmeterium is cœmeteria.

Words near cœmeterium in the dictionary

  1. cœloscopes
  2. cœlus
  3. cœmeteria
  4. cœmeterial
  5. cœmeteries
  6. cœmeterium
  7. cœmetery
  8. cœn-
  9. cœnenchyma
  10. cœnenchymal
  11. cœnenchymatous

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