arcosolium

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noun

A tomb in an arched recess in a wall.

OriginLatin arcus →
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Meanings

nounarcosolium (plural arcosolia)

plural arcosolia

  1. architectureA tomb in an arched recess in a wall.

Origin

  1. Latinarcus“arc, arch”
  2. Englisharcosolium

From Latin arcus (“arc, arch”) and solium (“sill, place of state”).

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Translations

Catalan arcosoli
  • arcosolia tomb in an arched recess in a wall
Italian arcosolio
  • arcosolioa tomb in an arched recess in a wall
Polish arkosolium
  • arkosoliuma tomb in an arched recess in a wall
Portuguese arcossólio
  • arcossólioa tomb in an arched recess in a wall
Russian аркосо́лий
  • аркосо́лий (arkosólij)a tomb in an arched recess in a wall
Spanish arcosolio
  • arcosolioa tomb in an arched recess in a wall

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

maricolous
Cite this entry
APA

arcosolium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arcosolium

MLA

“arcosolium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arcosolium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arcosolium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arcosolium.

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