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单词 ossuary
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
os•su•ar•y  (osho̅o̅ er′ē, os-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ar•ies. 
  1. a place or receptacle for the bones of the dead.
Also, ossuarium. 
  • Late Latin ossuārium, variant of ossārium, equivalent. to oss- (stem of os) bone + -ārium -ary
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ossuary /ˈɒsjʊərɪ/ n ( pl -aries)
  1. any container for the burial of human bones, such as an urn or vault
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin ossuārium, from Latin os bone
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