ossuarium

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/ˌɒs.juˈɛəɹ.i.əm/

noun

A charnel house; an ossuary.

OriginLatin ossuarium →
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Meanings

nounossuarium (plural ossuariums or ossuaria)

plural ossuariums · plural ossuaria

  1. A charnel house; an ossuary.

    A semicircular ossuarium

    1774, Horace Walpole, Description of the Villa of Mr. Horace Walpole

Origin

  1. Latinossuarium
  2. Englishossuarium

From Latin ossuarium.

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

Chicago

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