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tombmate

Syllables: tomb·mate/ˈtuːm.meɪt/

tombmate noun: one who shares the same tomb.

Noun

tombmate (plural tombmates)

  1. One who shares the same tomb.
    • And since we know that names in Ancient Egypt are never taken lightly and that several unidentified bodies are found alongside their named tombmates in these caches, it is safe to assume that […]2007, Susan D. Cowie, Tom Johnson, The Mummy in Fact, Fiction and Film, page 45

Forms of tombmate

pluraltombmates

Origin of tombmate

From tomb + -mate.

Questions about tombmate

What does tombmate mean?
Tombmate means one who shares the same tomb.
What part of speech is tombmate?
Tombmate is a noun.
How do you pronounce tombmate?
Tombmate is pronounced /ˈtuːm.meɪt/.
What is the plural of tombmate?
The plural of tombmate is tombmates.

Words near tombmate in the dictionary

  1. tomblet
  2. tomblets
  3. tomblike
  4. Tomblin
  5. Tombling
  6. tombmate
  7. tombmates
  8. tombo
  9. tombo ahi
  10. tombola
  11. tombolas

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