Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A crematorium.
- adjective Of or relating to cremation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Serving to burn or consume by fire; connected with or employed in cremation: as, a crematory furnace.
- noun An establishment for burning the bodies of the dead, including the furnace and its adjuncts.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or employed in, cremation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to the act of
cremating bodies. - noun The establishment or
furnace thatcremates bodies.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a mortuary where corpses are cremated
- noun a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
Etymologies
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Examples
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She found out that being cremated is where they take the dead person to a place called a crematory and put them in a box like a casket.
The Higher Power of Lucky Susan Patron 2006
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She found out that being cremated is where they take the dead person to a place called a crematory and put them in a box like a casket.
The Higher Power of Lucky Susan Patron 2006
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I expect 'twould ha 'been called a crematory to-day. "
The Mission of Janice Day Helen Beecher Long
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The assembled throng marched down St. Charles Avenue to Nashville Avenue, and then up to the cemetery, with Jake carrying the crematory urn most of the way.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The assembled throng marched down St. Charles Avenue to Nashville Avenue, and then up to the cemetery, with Jake carrying the crematory urn most of the way.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The assembled throng marched down St. Charles Avenue to Nashville Avenue, and then up to the cemetery, with Jake carrying the crematory urn most of the way.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The assembled throng marched down St. Charles Avenue to Nashville Avenue, and then up to the cemetery, with Jake carrying the crematory urn most of the way.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The assembled throng marched down St. Charles Avenue to Nashville Avenue, and then up to the cemetery, with Jake carrying the crematory urn most of the way.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The assembled throng marched down St. Charles Avenue to Nashville Avenue, and then up to the cemetery, with Jake carrying the crematory urn most of the way.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The assembled throng marched down St. Charles Avenue to Nashville Avenue, and then up to the cemetery, with Jake carrying the crematory urn most of the way.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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