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mortuary vs crematorium

crematorium vs mortuary

mortuary and crematorium both are nouns.

mortuary is an adjective but crematorium is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mortuary Yes Yes No No
crematorium Yes No No No
As nouns, crematorium is a hyponym of mortuary; that is, crematorium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mortuary:
  • mortuary: a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
  • crematorium: a mortuary where corpses are cremated
mortuary (noun) crematorium (noun)
a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
a mortuary where corpses are cremated
mortuary (adjective) crematorium (adjective)
of or relating to a funeral
of or relating to or characteristic of death
Difference between mortuary and crematorium

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