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tomb noun

  /tum/ , /tuːm/
  • A small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
 tombe, tombeau
tomb effigy
gisant
Mauritian tomb bat
taphien de Maurice
as silent as the tomb
muet comme un sphinx
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