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adj
Pertaining to the act of cremating bodies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The establishment or furnace that cremates bodies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: crematorium
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crematorium, cremation chamber
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: furnace
Narrower terms: gas oven
noun
a mortuary where corpses are cremated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crematorium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: morgue, mortuary, dead room
History
From cremate + -ory.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
