Meaning of tomb in English

1. Pronunciation

   /tum/

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1. Noun

   tomb

   Etymology

   Middle English: from Old French tombe, from late Latin tumba, from Greek tumbos

   Definitions

   1. a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

   Examples

   • « he put flowers on his mother's grave »