loculus
noun
loculi
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pluralof loculus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Several of the horizontal loculi contained the bones of men and beasts: I did not disturb them, as all appeared to be modern.
From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
One cannot stand erect in its highest part, but it is to be considered that the loculi are two-thirds full of debris, composed chiefly of decayed bones and bits of glass.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various
The original entrance to the cemetery leads directly into a spacious corridor with no loculi, but recesses for sarcophagi, and decorations of the classical style of the 2nd century.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
The interior is a mixture of upright recesses, probably intended for the gods or demons; and of horizontal loculi, whose grooves show that they had lids.
From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Frequently the walls are pitted with the loculi of a columbarium, which, however, appear to be too small to receive cinerary urns and must be intended for some other purpose.
From How to Observe in Archaeology by Various
