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Sarcophagus

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Noun

1. sarcophagus

a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions)

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Sarcophagus

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noun plural -gi (-ˌɡaɪ) or -guses
a stone or marble coffin or tomb, esp one bearing sculpture or inscriptions

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Sarcophagus

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nounWord forms: plural sarˈcophaˌgi (sɑrˈkɑfəˌdʒaɪ ; särkäfˈəjīˌ) or sarˈcophaguses
1. 
among the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, a limestone coffin or tomb, often elaborately ornamented
2. 
any stone coffin, esp. one on display, as in a monumental tomb

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Sarcophagus

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n. pl. sar·coph·a·gi(-jī) or sar·coph·a·gus·es
A stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture.

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