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ossuary

/ˈɒsjʊəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
os-suary
IPA
/ˈɒsjʊəɹi/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ossuārium, os

Inflected Forms

ossuaries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ossarium cinerarium deadhouse mortuary

Synonyms

charnel house

Questions

How do you pronounce ossuary?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒsjʊəɹi/.
What does ossuary mean?
A container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.
Where does ossuary come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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