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Meaning of COLUMBARIUM

Pronunciation:  `kâlum'behreeum

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a shelter for birds (especially pigeons)
 

COLUMBARIUM is a 11 letter word that starts with C.

 

 Synonyms: birdhouse, dovecote
 
 See Also: shelter

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Col`um*ba"ri*um\, n.; pl. L. {Columbaria} [L. See
{Columbary}.] (Rom. Antiq.)
(a) A dovecote or pigeon house.
(b) A sepulchral chamber with niches for holding cinerary
    urns.

 

 

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