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crematory
noun cre·ma·to·ry \ˈkrē-mə-ˌtȯr-ē, ˈkre-\
: a place where the bodies of dead people are cremated
plural cre·ma·to·ries
Full Definition of CREMATORY
: a furnace for cremating; also : an establishment containing such a furnace
— crematory adjective
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First Known Use of CREMATORY
1876
Rhymes with CREMATORY
a priori, allegory, amatory, auditory, bedtime story, cacciatore, castratory, category, con amore, cover story, damnatory, decretory, dilatory, dormitory, excretory, expletory, feudatory, fumitory, Göteborg, gustatory, gyratory, horror story, hortatory, hunky-dory, inventory, laudatory, lavatory, mandatory, migratory, minatory, monitory, Montessori, morning glory, nugatory, offertory, oratory, overstory, piscatory, precatory, predatory, prefatory, probatory, promissory, promontory, purgatory, repertory, Ruwenzori, signatory, statutory, sudatory, territory, transitory, understory, vibratory, vomitory, yakitori
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crematory
noun cre·ma·to·ry \ˈkrē-mə-ˌtōr-ē, ˈkrem-ə-, -ˌtȯr-\
plural cre·ma·to·ries
Medical Definition of CREMATORY
: a furnace for cremating; also : an establishment containing such a furnace
—crematory adjective
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