crematorium
noun
cre·ma·to·ri·um
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtȯr-ē-əm 
ˌkre-
plural crematoria
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtȯr-ē-ə
ˌkre-
or crematoriums
: an establishment or structure in which the bodies of the dead are cremated
He had two funerals in the morning, both bodies due for the crematorium afterward …—
Jack Higgins
Jack HigginsThe depositions enabled the commission to gather further evidence from coroners and from the files in morgues, mortuaries and crematoriums.—Alfred Stepan
Alfred StepanExamples of crematorium in a Sentence
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There is an onsite crematorium where pets are placed individually.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024
The use of seemingly floating forms, undulating roofs and sharp-angled contours was explored by Mr. Maki in projects as varied as the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto (1986); a crematorium (1997) on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, and a public restroom in a Tokyo park (2020).
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 13 June 2024
The horrors of the Holocaust are never seen directly, only in the smoke from the crematorium next door creeping into the house and human remains interrupting a lovely day out by the river.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2024
Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow and Viola Davis as Dr Volumnia Gaul in the War Department, built inside of a dramatic crematorium.
—Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2023
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024
The use of seemingly floating forms, undulating roofs and sharp-angled contours was explored by Mr. Maki in projects as varied as the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto (1986); a crematorium (1997) on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, and a public restroom in a Tokyo park (2020).
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 13 June 2024
The horrors of the Holocaust are never seen directly, only in the smoke from the crematorium next door creeping into the house and human remains interrupting a lovely day out by the river.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2024
Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow and Viola Davis as Dr Volumnia Gaul in the War Department, built inside of a dramatic crematorium.
—Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2023
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crematorium
noun
cre·ma·to·ri·um
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtōr-ē-əm
ˌkrem-ə-,
-ˈtȯr-
plural crematoriums or crematoria
-ē-ə
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crematorium
noun
cre·ma·to·ri·um
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtōr-ē-əm, ˌkrem-ə-, -ˈtȯr-
plural crematoriums or crematoria
-ē-ə
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