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Word: Tomb
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French tombe, from late Latin tumba, from Greek tumbos
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tuːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead.
Short Definition:large vault for burying dead
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