Main Entry: cin·er·ar·i·um

Pronunciation: \-ē-əm\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural cin·er·ar·ia \-ē-ə\

Etymology: Latin, from ciner-, cinis

Date: 1880

: a place to receive the ashes of the cremated dead

— cin·er·ary \ˈsi-nə-ˌrer-ē\ adjective