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sarcophagi

Variant of sarcophagus

noun pl. sarcophagi or sarcophaguses

  1. among the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, a limestone coffin or tomb, often inscribed and elaborately ornamented
  2. any stone coffin, esp. one on display, as in a monumental tomb

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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