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   catacomb

   /ˈkatəkuːm/

   noun

   • 1. an underground cemetery consisting of a subterranean gallery with recesses for tombs, as constructed by the ancient Romans.
   • ▪ an underground construction resembling or compared to catacombs.

   Word Origin Old English, from late Latincatacumbas, the name of the subterranean cemetery of St Sebastian near Rome.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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