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Definition of crematorium noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

crematorium

noun

NAmE//ˌkriməˈtɔriəm//

(pl. crematoria

NAmE//ˌkriməˈtɔriə//

or crematoriums) (also crematory

NAmE//ˈkriməˌtɔri//

(crematories))

a building in which the bodies of dead people are burned

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