crem‧a‧to‧ri‧um /ˌkreməˈtɔːriəm $ ˌkriː-/ (
also crem‧a‧to‧ry /ˈkremət
əri $ ˈkriːmətɔːri/)
noun (
plural crematoriums or crematoria /-riə/)
[countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: Latin cremare; ⇒ cremate]
a building in which the bodies of dead people are burned at a funeral ceremony
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