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os·su·ary (äs′yo̵̅o̅ er′ē)

noun pl. ossuaries -·ar′·ies

a container, as an urn or vault, for the bones of the dead

Etymology: LL ossuarium < ossuarius, of or for bones < L os: see ossify

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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