NOUN | artifact | columbarium, dovecote, columbary | a birdhouse for pigeons |
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artifact | columbarium, cinerarium | a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead | |
artifact | columbarium | a sepulchral / sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns |
Meaning | A birdhouse for pigeons. | |
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Synonyms | dovecote, columbary | |
Broader | birdhouse | A shelter for birds |
Spanish | palomar | |
Catalan | colomar |
Meaning | A niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead. | |
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Synonym | cinerarium | |
Broader | recess, niche | An enclosure that is set back or indented |
Meaning | A sepulchral / sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns. | |
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Broader | vault, burial vault | A burial chamber (usually underground) |
Spanish | columbario | |
Catalan | columbari |
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