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columbarium
2 English words descend from Latin
columbarium
, most common first.
columbarium
A columbary, especially a large and architecturally impressive one for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, such as those in ancien régime France.
columbary
A pigeon house, pigeon loft, or dovecot.