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catacombs

catacombs is the plural of catacomb.

Meaning of catacomb

Noun

catacomb (plural catacombs)

  1. (often, plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.
    • Meronyms: crypt, ossuary

Questions about catacombs

What is catacombs the plural of?
Catacombs is the plural of catacomb.

Words near catacombs in the dictionary

  1. cataclysmist
  2. cataclysmists
  3. cataclysms
  4. catacomb
  5. catacombic
  6. catacombs
  7. catacorner
  8. catacorolla
  9. catacosmesis
  10. catacoustic
  11. catacoustics

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