crypt
noun
- an underground chamber or vault, as one under the main floor of a church, often, esp. formerly, serving as a burial place
- Anat. any of various recesses, glandular cavities, or follicles in the body
See crypt in American Heritage Dictionary 4
crypt
noun- An underground vault or chamber, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.
- Anatomy A small pit, recess, or glandular cavity in the body.
Origin: Latin crypta, from Greek kruptē, from feminine of kruptos, hidden, from kruptein, to hide.
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