The meaning of Ossuary
Ossuary – definition
nounA container or room in which the bones of dead people are placed.
Usage examples:
The ossuary contains the bones from six different people, including a male aged about sixty.
nounA place where the bones of dead people are kept
Usage examples:
The bones are sometimes removed to an ossuary to make more room in the cemetery.
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Word origin
mid 17th century: from late Latin ossuarium, formed irregularly from Latin os, oss- ‘bone’.
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