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tower of silence noun

  /ˌtaʊɚ‿əv ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/ , /ˌtaʊɚ‿əv ˈsaɪləns/
  • (Zoroastrianism) 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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