Col·um·ba·ri·um n.; pl. L. Columbaria Rom. Antiq. (a) A dovecote or pigeon house. (b) A sepulchral chamber with niches for holding cinerary urns.
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columbarium
n 1: a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the
cremated dead [syn: cinerarium]
2: a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the
walls to receive cinerary urns
[also: columbaria (pl)]