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Meaning of charnel house | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored.

Equivalents

Bosanski kosturnica костурница
Deutsch Beinhaus Karner Ossuarium
Español osario
Hrvatski kosturnica костурница
Latina ossuarium
Македонски костурница
Polski karner
Română osuar
Српски kosturnica костурница

Examples

“It's words cast long - long shadows From the doorway of the Charnel House The ghosts of the Charnel House They were born to deathless guilt The ghosts of the Charnel House They were born to shameful night”

CEFR level

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

Charney Charnley Charnock charnockite Charnwood Charo

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