columbary

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noun

A pigeon house, pigeon loft, or dovecot.

“Meronym: pigeonhole”

Similar
columbariumdovecote
OriginLatin columbarium →
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Meanings

nouncolumbary (plural columbaries)

plural columbaries

  1. A pigeon house, pigeon loft, or dovecot.

    Meronym: pigeonhole

    Synonyms: columbarium

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pigeon house, pigeon loft, or dovecot.

Similar
columbarium

More synonyms by meaning

nouna birdhouse for pigeons

Similar
dovecotecolumbarium
Broader
birdhouse
Also see
columbariumdovecote

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincolumbarium
  2. Englishcolumbary

From Latin columbarium, columba (“a dove”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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