"sepulchral" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /səˈpʌlkɹəl/, /səˈpʊlkɹəl/ Forms: more sepulchral [comparative], most sepulchral [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin sepulcralis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|sepulcralis}} Latin sepulcralis Head templates: {{en-adj}} sepulchral (comparative more sepulchral, superlative most sepulchral)
  1. Relating to a grave or to death; funereal.
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  2. Suggestive of a grave or of death; gloomy; solemn. Translations (suggestive of grave): гробовен (groboven) (Bulgarian), sepulcral (Catalan), hautamainen (Finnish), sépulcral (French), Todes- (German), Grabes- (German), Toten- (German), sepulcralis (Latin), cmentarny (Polish), grobowy (Polish), nagrobkowy (Polish), sepulkralny (Polish), sepulcral (Spanish), gravlik (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sepulchral-en-adj-xhifZY4K Disambiguation of 'suggestive of grave': 25 74 1
  3. Having a hollow and deep sound. Translations (hollow and deep): гробовен (groboven) (Bulgarian), düster (German), Grabes- (German), grobowy (Polish), sepulcral (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sepulchral-en-adj-d-o6Z9mG Disambiguation of 'hollow and deep': 0 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sepulchre, Heroon

Alternative forms

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