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tomb
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noun
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
a mausoleum, burial chamber, or the like.
a monument for housing or commemorating a dead person.
any sepulchral structure.
verb (used with object)
to place in or as if in a tomb; entomb; bury.
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Origin of tomb
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British Dictionary definitions for tomb
tomb
/ (tuːm) /
noun
a place, esp a vault beneath the ground, for the burial of a corpse
a stone or other monument to the dead
the tomb a poetic term for death
anything serving as a burial placethe sea was his tomb
verb
(tr) rare to place in a tomb; entomb
Derived forms of tomb
tomblike, adjectiveWord Origin for tomb
C13: from Old French tombe, from Late Latin tumba burial mound, from Greek tumbos; related to Latin tumēre to swell, Middle Irish tomm hill
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