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sepulchre

nounmasculineliterário/sɨˈpuɫ.kɾu/medium

se·pul·cro

Definition

Tomb, construction or cavity where a corpse is deposited; grave.
Archaeologists discovered an ancient Roman sepulchre.
The tombstone of the sepulchre was covered in moss.
Common collocations
empty sepulchreopen the sepulchresepulchre stone

Etymology

Do latim 'sepulcrum' (túmulo, sepultura).

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