tombmate

tomb·mate
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/ˈtuːm.meɪt/

noun

One who shares the same tomb.

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Meanings

nountombmate (plural tombmates)

plural tombmates

  1. One who shares the same tomb.

    And since we know that names in Ancient Egypt are never taken lightly and that several unidentified bodies are found alongside their named tombmates in these caches, it is safe to assume that […]

    2007, Susan D. Cowie, Tom Johnson, The Mummy in Fact, Fiction and Film, page 45

Origin

From tomb + -mate.

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APA

tombmate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tombmate

MLA

“tombmate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tombmate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tombmate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tombmate.

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