sepulcher

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[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

sepulchre (UK)

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English sepulcre and Old French sepulcre, from Latin sepulcrum (“grave, burial place”).

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈsɛpəɫkə/, /ˈsɛpəɫkɚ/, SAMPA: /"sEp@5k@/

[edit] Noun

sepulcher (plural sepulchers)

A burial chamber.

[edit] Synonyms

tomb

[edit] Translations

burial chamber

Finnish: hautakammio (fi)

Polish: grobowiec (pl) m.

[edit] Verb

sepulcher (third-person singular simple present sepulchers, present participle sepulchering, simple past and past participle sepulchered)

To bury the dead.

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inter

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sepulchre

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