ustrinum

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noun

The site of a funeral pyre.

OriginLatin ustrinum →
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Meanings

nounustrinum (plural ustrina)

plural ustrina

  1. Ancient RomehistoricalThe site of a funeral pyre.

    The Romans had, even in their smaller municipia, Boards of Health—such, at least, I take to be the meaning of Novemvir and Triumvir Valetudinarius; and it may seem extraordianry that they did not remove the ustrinum to a greater distance.

    1858, John Kenrick, Roman Sepulcral Inscriptions: Their Relation to Archaeology, Language, and Religion

Origin

  1. Latinustrinum
  2. Englishustrinum

From Latin ustrinum.

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Translations

French ustrinum
  • ustrinumsite of a funeral pyre
Italian ustrino
  • ustrinosite of a funeral pyre

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

ustrinum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ustrinum

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ustrinum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ustrinum.

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