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ossuary.

A container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɒsjʊəɹi/
  1. A container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.

Where this word comes from

From Late Latin ossuārium (“charnel house”), from ossuārius (“of or for bones”), from compound of Latin os (“bone”) + adjectival suffix -ārius (“of, related to”).

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