ossuary noun & adjective. ['ɒsjʊǝri] As noun also in Latin form ossuarium [ɒsjʊ'ɛ:rɪǝm], pl. -ria [-rɪǝ]. M17.
[Late Latin ossuarium, from ossu var. of Latin OS noun¹: see -ARY¹, -ARIUM.]
A. noun.
1. A receptacle or vault for the bones of the dead; a charnel-house. M17.

2. transf. A cave containing deposits of ancient bones; a pile of bones or carcasses resulting from carnage. M19.
b. adjective. Used for the deposit of bones. M19.

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