crematorium

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

/ ˌkri məˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌkrɛm ə- /

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noun, plural cre·ma·to·ri·ums, cre·ma·to·ri·a

[kree-muh-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-]. /ˌkri məˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-/.

a crematory.

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Origin of crematorium

1875–80; Latinization of crematory; see -tory²

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How to use crematorium in a sentence

They were sent to the gas chambers and burned in the crematoria in one night.
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This is not the evil of the crematoria; this is evil of a different order.
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The hair was shorn after the gassings, then efficiently dried in the crematoria so it could be industrially spun into carpeting.
My Visit To Hell|Christopher Buckley|January 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Public ownership and control of hospitals, dispensaries, cemeteries, and crematoria.
British Socialism|J. Ellis Barker

At Tokio in Japan no fewer than 22 crematoria exist, and about an equal number of cremations and burials in earth take place.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for crematorium

crematorium

/ (ˌkrɛməˈtɔːrɪəm) /

noun plural -riums or -ria (-rɪə)

British a building in which corpses are cremated

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