crematorium
noun /ˌkreməˈtɔːriəm/
/ˌkriːməˈtɔːriəm/
(plural crematoria
/ˌkreməˈtɔːriə/
/ˌkriːməˈtɔːriə/
, crematoriums)(North American English also crematory
/ˈkremətəri/
/ˈkriːmətɔːri/
(plural crematories)
)- a building in which the bodies of dead people are burnedTopics Buildingsc2, Life stagesc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: modern Latin, from cremare ‘burn’.