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tomb vs sepulchre
sepulchre vs tomb
tomb
and
sepulchre
both are
nouns
.
Word
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
tomb
Yes
No
No
No
sepulchre
Yes
No
No
No
As nouns,
sepulchre
is a hyponym of
tomb
; that is,
sepulchre
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)
sepulchre
: a chamber that is used as a grave
Other hyponyms of tomb include
burial chamber
,
sepulcher
,
sepulture
,
mastaba
,
mastabah
.
tomb (noun)
sepulchre (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
Words related to "
tomb
"
burial chamber
grave
gravestone
headstone
mastaba
mastabah
place
sepulcher
sepulchre
sepulture
spot
tombstone
topographic point
Words related to "
sepulchre
"
Australian spelling
British spelling
Canadian spelling
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Holy Sepulcher
Holy Sepulchre
burial chamber
burial vault
chamber
crypt
grave
mausoleum
monument
repository
sepulcher
sepulchral
sepulture
tomb
vault
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