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Dictionary entry overview: What does ossuary mean?

• OSSUARY (noun)
The noun OSSUARY has 1 sense:

1. any receptacle for the burial of human bones

Familiarity information: OSSUARY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• OSSUARY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Any receptacle for the burial of human bones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ossuary" is a kind of...):

receptacle (a container that is used to put or keep things in)

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