Etymology

crematorium

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Today it means: A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated. Full definition →

Latin cremātōrium
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  1. Latincremō
  2. Latincremātōrium
  3. English todaycrematorium

Borrowed from New Latin cremātōrium.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.