sarcophagi

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UK/sɑːˈkɒfəɡaɪ/UK/-d͡ʒaɪ/US/sɑɹˈkɑfəɡaɪ/

A form of sarcophagus — A stonen coffin, often with its exterior inscribed, or decorated with sculpture.

OriginLatin sarcophagī →
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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of sarcophagus

    On closer inspection the coffins seemed to be more like sarcophagi. They stood about waist high and were constructed of what appeared to be white marble, […]

    1980 October, Douglas Adams, chapter 23, in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, London: Pan Books, →ISBN, page 132

Origin

  1. Latinsarcophagī
  2. Englishsarcophagi

Borrowed from Latin sarcophagī, from sarcophagus + -ī (suffix denoting the nominative or vocative plural form of a word ending in -us).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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