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crematory

 
Dictionary: cre·ma·to·ry   (krē'mə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē, krĕm'ə-) pronunciation

n., pl., -ries.
A crematorium.

adj.
Of or relating to cremation.


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Architecture: crematory, crematorium
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A building for the incineration of the human dead.


WordNet: crematory
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a mortuary where corpses are cremated
  Synonym: crematorium

Meaning #2: a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
  Synonyms: crematorium, cremation chamber


Translations: Crematory
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ligbrændings-
n. - krematorium

Nederlands (Dutch)
(betreffende) crematorium

Français (French)
adj. - crématoire
n. - four crématoire, crématorium

Deutsch (German)
n. - Krematorium
adj. - Verbrennungs...

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κρεματόριο

Italiano (Italian)
crematorio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - crematório (m)

Русский (Russian)
крематорий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - crematorio
n. - crematorio, horno crematorio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - krematorium

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
火葬的, 火葬场, 垃圾场

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 火葬的
n. - 火葬場, 垃圾場

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 화장의, 소각의
n. - 화장터, 소각장

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 火葬炉, 火葬場
adj. - 火葬の, 焼却の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) محرقه الجثث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של שריפת גופות‬
n. - ‮משרפה, כבשן‬


 
 
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