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catacomb

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noun

IPA: /ˈkatəkuːm/

Say it like: Cat-aco-mb

The correct spelling is catacomb. (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 Par…

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  1. 1.(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.

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