| NOUN | artifact | crematory, crematorium | a mortuary where corpses are cremated |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | crematory, crematorium, cremation chamber | a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes |
| Meaning | A mortuary where corpses are cremated. | |
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| Synonym | crematorium | |
| Broader | morgue, mortuary, dead room | A building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation |
| Spanish | crematorio | |
| Catalan | crematori | |
| Meaning | A furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes. | |
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| Synonyms | crematorium, cremation chamber | |
| Narrower | gas oven | A cremation chamber fueled / fueled by gas |
| Broader | furnace | An enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. |
| Spanish | crematorio | |
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