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cepotaph rare.|ˈsiːpəʊtɑːf, -æ-|
[ad. Gr. κηποτάϕιον, f. κῆπος garden + τάϕος tomb.]
(See quot.)
1846C. Maitland Ch. in Catacombs iii. 67 The word cepotaph is derived from the Greek κηποτάϕιον, a tomb in a garden. As the cinerary urns occupied but little space..the ashes of the dead were generally deposited in the garden or courtyard of the house. |