Catacomb

noun

/ˈkatəkuːm/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.noun(often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

Synonyms

cataphile cavern cubiculum loculus necropolis catafalco cave croft carnary cœmetery catabasion cat-hole

Rhymes With

home roam comb loam monochrome glome hippodrome gloam

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