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charnel house vs burial vault

burial vault vs charnel house

charnel house and burial vault both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
charnel house Yes No No No
burial vault Yes No No No
As nouns, burial vault is a hypernym of charnel house; that is, burial vault is a word with a broader meaning than charnel house:
  • charnel house: a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
  • burial vault: a burial chamber (usually underground)
Other hypernyms of charnel house include vault.
charnel house (noun) burial vault (noun)
a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited a burial chamber (usually underground)
Difference between charnel house and burial vault

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