charnel-house

A form of charnel house — A vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored.

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Meanings

nouncharnel-house (plural charnel-houses)

plural charnel-houses

  1. alternativeAlternative form of charnel house.
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APA

charnel-house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charnel-house

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“charnel-house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charnel-house. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charnel-house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charnel-house.

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