crematorium
noun
a crematory.
crematoria
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pluralof crematorium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The $20 billion-a-year death industry has long been dominated by the same institutions: funeral homes, cemeteries, crematoria and religious groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
“We found those crematoria, we found those bones,” Servín said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
“When Amnon took the instrument apart, he discovered ashes inside that he could only assume to be fallout from the crematoria at Auschwitz.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
The crematoria, but also the other machines that were used, the textile machines, and the armor manufacturing they would do, and the footsteps of the people and the soil of the place.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2024
United Kingdom.—There were 13 crematoria in operation in the United Kingdom on September 1st, 1907.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
