"crematory" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: cremate + -ory Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cremate|ory}} cremate + -ory Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} crematory (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to the act of cremating bodies. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-crematory-en-adj-S2iygSmj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54

Noun

Forms: crematories [plural]
Etymology: cremate + -ory Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cremate|ory}} cremate + -ory Head templates: {{en-noun}} crematory (plural crematories)
  1. The establishment or furnace that cremates bodies. Related terms: cremate, cremator, crematorium
    Sense id: en-crematory-en-noun-d~MCuubr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ory Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ory: 35 65

Inflected forms

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