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ossuary
os·su·ar·y [ óshoo əree ] (plural os·su·ar·ies)


noun 
Definition:
 
container for bones: an urn or a vault used to hold the bones of the dead ( formal )

[Mid-17th century. < late Latin ossuarium< Latin os "bone"]
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