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mortuary pole

mortuary pole noun: a totem pole erected in memory of a deceased person, holding their body or ashes.

Noun

mortuary pole (plural mortuary poles)

  1. A totem pole erected in memory of a deceased person, holding their body or ashes.

Forms of mortuary pole

pluralmortuary poles

Questions about mortuary pole

What does mortuary pole mean?
Mortuary pole means a totem pole erected in memory of a deceased person, holding their body or ashes.
What part of speech is mortuary pole?
Mortuary pole is a noun.
What is the plural of mortuary pole?
The plural of mortuary pole is mortuary poles.

Words near mortuary pole in the dictionary

  1. mortuaries
  2. mortuary
  3. Mortuary Beach
  4. mortuary chapel
  5. mortuary chapels
  6. mortuary pole
  7. mortuary poles
  8. mortuary science
  9. mortuary sword
  10. mortuary swords
  11. mortuus equus phobia

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