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sarcophagus
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
sar·coph·a·gus
/ särˈkäfəgəs/
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n.
(pl. -gi
/ -ˌjī/ )
a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece.
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