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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Mr. van Pelt describes the crematoria and the whiteprint as “a nadir in the history of architecture.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
“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
When corpses are taken to crematoria, certain rites have to be performed upon them before they can be consumed.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
