Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cœmeterium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cœme-teri-um
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient cemetery, churchyard, or burial ground.

Example Sentences

"After the rediscovery and opening of the other cœmeteria, the name belonging to this one cœmeterium was applied to all."

Etymology

An unadapted adoption of the Latin coemētērium. Doublet of cemetery.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: coemētērium

Inflected Forms

cœmeteria (plural)

Questions

What does cœmeterium mean?: An ancient cemetery, churchyard, or burial ground.
Where does cœmeterium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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