sarcophagus
sar‧coph‧a‧gus /sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs $ sɑːrˈkɑː-/ noun (plural sarcophagi /-ɡaɪ/) [countable]
Irregular Forms: (pl) sarcophagi
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sar‧coph‧a‧gus /sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs $ sɑːrˈkɑː-/
noun (
plural sarcophagi /-ɡaɪ/)
[countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: sarcophagus (lapis) 'stone for making coffins', from Greek (lithos) sarkophagos 'flesh-eating stone', from sarx 'flesh']
a decorated stone box for a dead body, used in ancient times
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