[mod.L., in form f. cremāt-us, cremātōr-, derivs. of cremāre to burn.] = CREMATORY sb.

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1880.  Times, 8 Oct., 7/6. In the cemetery of Milan, near the Crematorium erected a few years ago, a Cinerarium is to be erected for the preservation of the ashes of the dead.

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1884.  St. James’s Gaz., 8 Feb., 4/2. The new building will be the second public crematorium in the United States.

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