crematorium

[ kree-muh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-, krem-uh- ]

noun,plural cre·ma·to·ri·ums, cre·ma·to·ri·a [kree-muh-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-]. /ˌkri məˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-/.
  1. a crematory.

Origin of crematorium

1
1875–80; Latinization of crematory; see -tory2

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British Dictionary definitions for crematorium

crematorium

/ (ˌkrɛməˈtɔːrɪəm) /


nounplural -riums or -ria (-rɪə)
  1. British a building in which corpses are cremated

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