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Catacomb

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkætəkuːm

Definitions

An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

often, plural

Equivalents

Españolcatacumba
Françaiscatacombe
DeutschKatakombe
18 more languages
Češtinakatakomby
Ελληνικάκατακόμβη
Esperantokatakombo
Galegocatacumba
Magyarkatakomba
Bahasa Indonesiakatakomba
Italianocatacomba
Nederlandscatacombe
Portuguêscatacumba
Românăcatacombă
Русскийкатакомба
Svenskakatakomb
Українськакатакомба

Examples

“Meronyms: crypt, ossuary

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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