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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ppyeo jip
"고고학자들은 뼈 집에서 고대 유골을 발견했습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A building or vault where corpses or bones are stored.
"The archaeologists discovered an ancient charnel-house filled with skeletal remains." - 2
A place associated with death or the dead; often used metaphorically.
"The abandoned cemetery felt like a charnel-house, echoing the memories of those who once rested there."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'charnel' originates from the Old French word 'charnele', which is derived from the Latin 'carnalis', meaning 'fleshly'. Historically, it referred to a place where bones or bodies are deposited, evolving in meaning to denote a structure associated with death and burial practices.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Charnel House" is said worldwide
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ossuaire
Transliteration: ossuaire
"Les archéologues ont découvert un ancien ossuaire rempli de restes squelettiques."
Beinhaus
Transliteration: ˈbaɪnˌhaʊs
"Die Archäologen fanden ein altes Beinhaus mit skelettierten Überresten."
ossario
Transliteration: ossario
"Gli archeologi hanno scoperto un antico ossario pieno di resti scheletrici."
ossuario
Transliteration: ossuario
"Los arqueólogos descubrieron un antiguo ossuario lleno de restos óseos."
ossuário
Transliteration: ossuário
"Os arqueólogos descobriram um antigo ossuário cheio de restos esqueléticos."
कंकाल गृह
Transliteration: kankaal grih
"पुरातत्वविदों ने एक प्राचीन कंकाल गृह खोजा जिसमें कंकाल के अवशेष थे।"
骨骼房
Transliteration: gǔgé fáng
"考古学家发现了一个古老的骨骼房，里面满是骨骼遗骸。"
뼈 집
Transliteration: ppyeo jip
"고고학자들은 뼈 집에서 고대 유골을 발견했습니다."
骨の家
Transliteration: hone no ie
"考古学者たちは古代の骨の家を発見しました。"
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