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columbarium definition

col·um·bar·ium (käl′əm ber′ē əm)

noun pl. columbaria -·ia (-ə)

  1. ☆ a vault with niches for urns containing the ashes of cremated bodies
  2. such a niche

Etymology: L, lit., dovecote < columba, dove, orig., gray bird < IE base *kel-, *kāl-, grayish color > Gr chelainos, black

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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