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catacomb

noun

ˈka-tə-ˌkōm

as in tomb

usually catacombs plural an underground burial chamber explored the catacombs looking for evidence about burial customs of that ancient society

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Recent Examples on the Web One of the newly unearthed Saqqara masks was discovered outside a Greco-Roman catacomb discovered in 2019. —

Franz Lidz, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024 For his role as Erik, the disfigured organist who haunts the catacombs of the Paris opera house, Chaney underwent a dramatic — and painful — transformation that involved pulling back his nostrils with piano wire to create a skeletal look. —

Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024 Our Lady of Sorrows, a hospice for infirm and dying nuns (conveniently built over ancient catacombs!), to take her vows. —

Jen Yamato, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024 Christianity thrived in the underground catacombs of the Roman Empire when Emperor Nero had its adherents torn apart by wild beasts. —

Adrian Zenz, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2018 See all Example Sentences for catacomb

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