| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Containing or used for ashes of the cremated dead; "a cinerary urn".[Wordnet]
2. Pertaining to ashes; containing ashes.[Websters] 3. Being sepulchral. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being mortuary. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being ashen or ashy. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb cinerarily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (cinerarily) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective cinerary.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "CINERARY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1803. (references) |
| Etymology:Cinerary \Cin"er*a*ry\, adjective. [Latin expression cinerarius, from cinis ashes.]. (references) |
Common Expressions: CINERARY
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Cinerary urns | Vessels used by the ancients to preserve the ashes of the dead when burned. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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