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ossilegium

ossilegium noun: the collection of the bones of a dead person, after decomposition of the soft tissue, for placement in an ossuary.

Noun

ossilegium

  1. The collection of the bones of a dead person, after decomposition of the soft tissue, for placement in an ossuary

Origin of ossilegium

From Latin os (“bone”) + legō (“to pick, select, gather”).

Questions about ossilegium

What does ossilegium mean?
Ossilegium means the collection of the bones of a dead person, after decomposition of the soft tissue, for placement in an ossuary.
What part of speech is ossilegium?
Ossilegium is a noun.

Words near ossilegium in the dictionary

  1. ossifrage
  2. ossifrages
  3. ossifragous
  4. ossify
  5. ossifying
  6. ossilegium
  7. Ossining
  8. Ossipee
  9. ossiphagous
  10. ossiphagy
  11. ossivorous

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