crematoria

Variant of crematory

crematory definition

cre·ma·tory (krē′mə tôr′ē, krem′ə-)

noun

  1. a furnace for cremating dead bodies
  2. a building with such a furnace in it
Also crematorium cre′·ma·to′·rium (-ē əm)

Etymology: ModL crematorium

adjective

of or for cremation
also crematorial cre′·ma·to′·rial

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