catacomb

/ˈkæt.ə.kuːm/

/ˈkæt̬-/

Definition

› a series of underground passages and rooms where bodies were buried in the past: They went down into catacombs beneath the church.Places where bodies are buried or cremated

(Definition of catacomb noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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