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单词 catacombs
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catacomb /katˈə-kōm or -koom/

noun
  1. A subterranean excavation used as a burial-place, esp near Rome, where many of the early Christian victims of persecution were buried
  2. Any place built with crypt-like recesses for storing books, wine, etc
ORIGIN: Ital catacomba, from LL Catacumbas, perh in some way from Gr kata down, and kymbē a cup

catacumbal /-kumˈbl/ adjective

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