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Meaning of tower of silence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌtaʊɚ‿əv ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/

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A low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate from exposure and consumption by carrion birds such as vultures, the remaining bones being kept in an ossuary.

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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