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[ sin-uh-rer-ee ] / ˈsɪn əˌrɛr i /
adjectiveholding or intended for ashes, especially the ashes of cremated bodies: a cinerary urn. Origin of cinerary1740–50; <New Latin cinerārius;see cineraria Words nearby cinerarycineplastic amputation, cineradiography, Cinerama, cineraria, cinerarium, cinerary, cinerator, cinerea, cinereous, cinerin, Cingalese Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cineraryThe Professor was to join the Trescotts later; at present he was much engaged with some cinerary urns. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu|Constance Fenimore Woolson From the quarry near Volterra the Etruscans obtained the alabaster for their cinerary urns. Roman Mosaics|Hugh Macmillan In the introduction of the funeral pile and the cinerary urn, we have one important evidence of the adoption of novel rites. The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland|Daniel Wilson Whether a cinerary urn for the ashes of the dead, or a water-pot for drawing water is meant, I am unable to determine. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II|Aubrey Stewart & George Long
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