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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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 bodies were laid in loculi, sometimes in two or three tiers, the loculi being filled in with earth and stone.
From Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine by James Sands Elliott
Accordingly, many abscess cavities resulting from deep-seated suppuration are of irregular shape, with pouches and loculi in various directions—an arrangement which interferes with their successful treatment by incision and drainage.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The walls of the compartments are occupied by arched sepulchral recesses, above and below which are tiers of ordinary graves or loculi.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
These loculi were usually constructed for a single body only.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
