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English Dictionary: crematory by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crematory
n
  1. a mortuary where corpses are cremated [syn: crematory, crematorium]
  2. a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
    Synonym(s): crematory, crematorium, cremation chamber
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crematorium \Crem`a*to"ri*um\ (kr?m`?-t?"r?-?m), Crematory
   \Crem"a*to*ry\ (kr?m"?-t?-r?), n.; pl. {Crematoriums}
      (-[ucr]mz), {Crematories} (-r[?]z). [NL. crematorium, fr. L.
      cremator.]
      A furnace for cremating corpses; a building containing such a
      furnace.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crematory \Crem"a*to*ry\, a.
      Pertaining to, or employed in, cremation.
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