sepulchre

Meaninga tomb

Common meaning: a tomb

sepulchra tombLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1676 · scan

Journey through time

Latinsepulcrum, -ī‘a tomb’
Old Frenchsepulcresource
Middle Englishsepulcresource
Englishsepulchre‘a tomb’ · 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: not available. Respelling: generated.
US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin sepulcrum ‘a tomb’.

Roots

sepulcrum, -ī Latin “a tomb”

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