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sarkofág — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • sarcophagus noun A stone coffin, often elaborately carved or inscribed, used especially in ancient burial customs.

Senses

sarkofág is used for these senses in English:

  • sarcophagus A stone coffin, often with its exterior inscribed, or decorated with sculpture.

sarcophagus — full definition

  1. noun A stone coffin, often elaborately carved or inscribed, used especially in ancient burial customs.
  2. noun A protective structure of concrete and steel built to seal off a destroyed nuclear reactor, as at Chernobyl.