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cinerary

cinerary adjective: of, pertaining to, or containing ashes, especially those of a cremated person.

Adjective

cinerary (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or containing ashes, especially those of a cremated person.

Origin of cinerary

From Latin cinerārius.

Words formed from cinerary

Phrases with cinerary

Questions about cinerary

What does cinerary mean?
Cinerary means of, pertaining to, or containing ashes, especially those of a cremated person.
What part of speech is cinerary?
Cinerary is an adjective.

Words near cinerary in the dictionary

  1. cineramic
  2. cineraria
  3. cinerarias
  4. cinerarium
  5. cinerariums
  6. cinerary
  7. cinerary urn
  8. cinerary urns
  9. cineration
  10. cinerator
  11. cinerators

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