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Word: Sarcophagus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek sarkophagos ‘flesh-consuming’, from sarx, sark- ‘flesh’ + -phagos ‘-eating’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece.
Short Definition:stone coffin
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