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| col·um·bar·i·um [ kòlləm bérree əm ] (plural col·um·bar·i·a [ kòlləm bérree ə ]) or col·um·bar·y [ kólləm bèrree ] (plural col·um·bar·ies) |
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1. place for storing funeral urns: a chamber or wall in which urns containing the ashes of the dead are stored
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2. niche for funeral urn: a niche in which an urn containing funeral ashes is placed in a columbarium
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| [Mid-18th century. < Latin columba "dove"] |
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