Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cinerarium

/ˌsɪnəˈɹɛɹi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cinerar-i-um
IPA: /ˌsɪnəˈɹɛɹi.əm/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place or receptacle for depositing the ashes of cremated people.

Example Sentences

"They were called ossuaria, from their containing bones,—cineraria, in reference to their containing ashes,—or ollæ, pots; these had generally a narrow pointed bottom."
"On a great marble cinerarium (or vase for human ashes) is an inscription."
"After cremation the Khasi take the ashes of their dead to the clan cinerarium."
"Relevant material is also covered on the containers for remains in those and in the entries on cineraria, columbaria, and urns."

Etymology

Latin cinerarium.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsɪnəˈɹɛɹi.əm/
British English: /ˌsɪnəˈɹɛəɹi.əm/

Inflected Forms

cinerariums (plural) cineraria (plural)

Phrases

bone ash

Frequently Paired Words

cinerary bone ash columbarium ossuary ustrina ustrinum

Synonyms

columbarium

Rhymes With

herbarium fusarium samarium imaginarium vivarium columbarium armamentarium oceanarium seaquarium itinerarium leprosarium insectarium

Questions

How do you pronounce cinerarium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɪnəˈɹɛɹi.əm/.
What does cinerarium mean?: A place or receptacle for depositing the ashes of cremated people.
Where does cinerarium come from?: Latin cinerarium.

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