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English 2 senses of the word charnel:
NOUNartifactcharnel, charnel housea vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
ADJECTIVEallcharnel, ghastly, sepulchralgruesomely indicative of death or the dead
Englishcharnel: 2 senses adjective 1
Meaninggruesomely indicative of death or the dead.
Example"a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"
Synonymsghastly, sepulchral
Broaderoffensiveunpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
Spanishsepulcral
Englishcharnel: 2 senses noun 1, artifact
MeaningA vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited.
Synonymcharnel house
Broadervault, burial vaultA burial chamber (usually underground)
Spanishosario
Catalanossera

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