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tomb vs burial chamber

burial chamber vs tomb

tomb and burial chamber both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tomb Yes No No No
burial chamber Yes No No No
As nouns, burial chamber is a hyponym of tomb; that is, burial chamber is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tomb:
  • tomb: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
  • burial chamber: a chamber that is used as a grave
Other hyponyms of tomb include sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture, mastaba, mastabah.
tomb (noun) burial chamber (noun)
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) a chamber that is used as a grave
Difference between tomb and burial chamber

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