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charnel
char·nel [ chrn'l ]


noun  (plural char·nels)
Definition:
 
buildings 
Same as  charnel house


adjective 
Definition:
 
of death: suggestive of death or a tomb
[14th century. Via Old French< medieval Latin carnale< Latin carn- "flesh"]
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