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crematorium

[kree-muh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-, krem-uh-]

noun

plural

crematoriums, crematoria 
  1. a crematory.



crematorium

/ ˌɛəˈɔːɪə /

noun

  1. a building in which corpses are cremated

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of crematorium1

1875–80; Latinization of crematory; -tory 2
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Authorities believe the couple dropped off the first dog at a crematorium on June 13.

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The deceased dogs were taken to multiple crematoriums and Oldoerp said he believed police were able to retrieve all of their bodies.

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A visibly upset Ramesh was one of the pall bearers who carried his brother's coffin to the crematorium in the town of Diu, his arm and face still covered in white bandages.

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It was the early 1980s when residents of a Pasadena neighborhood noticed something amiss at the nearby crematorium.

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Inside was a scene of unimaginable horror, one that recalled Nazi concentration camps: crematorium ovens, charred human remains, bone fragments.

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