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catacomb
catacomb definition
cata·comb (kat′ə kōm′)
noun
any of a series of vaults or galleries in an underground burial place: usually used in pl.
Etymology: ME catacumb; ult. LL catacumba, pl. catacumbae, region between 2d & 3d milestones of the Appian Way, Catacombs; prob. by dissimilation < L cata tumbas, at the graves < cata (< Gr kata, down), by + tumbas, acc. pl. of tumba, tomb
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