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Noun: ossuary  'ó-syoo,e-ree or 'ó-shoo,e-ree [N. Amer], ós-yoo-u-ree [Brit]
  1. Any receptacle for the burial of human bones
    "The ancient ossuary contained the remains of hundreds of individuals"

Derived forms: ossuaries

Type of: receptacle

Encyclopedia: Ossuary