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SEPULCHRE

\sˈɛpʌlkə], \sˈɛpʌlkə], \s_ˈɛ_p_ʌ_l_k_ə]\

Definitions of SEPULCHRE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a chamber that is used as a grave

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a chamber that is used as a grave

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A place of burial: tomb.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A grave; tomb.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A burial-place, as in a rock; tomb.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Latin] A place in which the dead body of a human being is interred, or a place destined for that purpose; a grave; a tomb.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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