crematorium
noun/ˌkreməˈtɔːriəm/
/ˌkriːməˈtɔːriəm/
(plural crematoria
/ˌkreməˈtɔːriə/
/ˌkriːməˈtɔːriə/
, crematoriums)(North American English also crematory
/ˈkremətəri/
/ˈkriːmətɔːri/
(plural crematories)
)- a building in which the bodies of dead people are burnedTopics Buildingsc2, Life stagesc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: modern Latin, from cremare ‘burn’.
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
crematorium