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catacomb

/ˈkætəˌkəʊm/KA-tuh-kohm
/ˈkætəˌkoʊm/KA-tuh-kohm

Meaningburial vault

Common meaning: underground burial passage or chamber

Journey through time

  1. Italiancatacomba‘burial vault’source
  2. Late Latincatacumbas‘place name near Roman burial chambers’source
  3. Englishcatacomb‘underground burial passage or chamber’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Italian catacomba ‘burial vault’.

Roots

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