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Monday, February 9, 2009

columbarium

columbarium

PRONUNCIATION:
(kol-uhm-BAR-ee-uhm)

MEANING:
noun: 1. A vault with niches for storing urns. 2. A dovecote or pigeon house.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin columbarium, from columba (pigeon, dove).

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