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noun plural catacombs
  1. an underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery
Note: often used in the plural Translations: 
  • German: Katakombe
    (trans-mid)
    (trans-bottom)
Etymology: Late Latin, catacumba


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