columbarium
/ˌkɒləmˈbɛəri.əm//ˌkɑləmˈbɛri.əm/
词源链
- 英语English
columbarium
词源说明
Borrowed from Latin columbārium, from columba (“pigeon”) + -ārium (“place for”).
释义
名词noun
- 1historicalA columbary, especially a large and architecturally impressive one for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, such as those in ancien régime France.
- 2A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
- 3A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns