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Etymology

From Latin sepulcrum, from sepeliō (“I inter”) +‎ -crum, from a Proto-Indo-European root originally meaning “to perform rituals on a corpse,” the same source as Sanskrit सपर्यति (saparyatihonors).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)/seˈpol.kro/
  • Rhymes: -olkro
  • Hyphenation: se‧pól‧cro

Noun

sepolcro m (plural sepolcri)

  1. sepulchre, tomb

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