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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cat•a•comb /ˈkætəˌkoʊm/USA pronunciation n. [countable* usually plural]- an underground burial place made up of tunnels and rooms:the famous catacombs near Rome, Italy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cat•a•comb (kat′ə kōm′),USA pronunciation n. - Usually, catacombs. an underground cemetery, esp. one consisting of tunnels and rooms with recesses dug out for coffins and tombs.
- Religion the Catacombs, the subterranean burial chambers of the early Christians in and near Rome, Italy.
- an underground passageway, esp. one full of twists and turns.
- Greek *katakýmbās, equivalent. to kata- cata- + kýmbās, accusative plural of kýmbē hollow, cup
- Late Latin catacumbās (accusative plural); of disputed origin, originally; perh.
- bef. 900; Middle English catacombe, Old English catacumbe
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: catacomb /ˈkætəˌkəʊm -ˌkuːm/ n - (usually plural) an underground burial place, esp the galleries at Rome, consisting of tunnels with vaults or niches leading off them for tombs
- a series of interconnected underground tunnels or caves
Etymology: Old English catacumbe, from Late Latin catacumbas (singular), name of the cemetery under the Basilica of St Sebastian, near Rome; origin unknown |