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Rarecolumbaria
The correct spelling is columbaria.
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noun
Say it like: Col-umb-aria
The correct spelling is columbaria. A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
- 2.A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
- 3.A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
- 4.A niche in such a building for housing urns.
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