Sarcophagus - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |sɑːrˈkɑːfəɡəs|  American pronunciation of the word sarcophagus
Brit.  |sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs|  British pronunciation of the word sarcophagus

noun

- a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions)

Extra examples

...the crypt under the abbey church contains the sarcophagus of the monastery's founding abbot...

Word forms

noun
singular: sarcophagus
plural: sarcophaguses or sarcophagi
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