Definition of Crypt
Crypt
Crypt
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(noun)
A chamber or vault beneath the level of the ground, especially one used for burial.
e.g. The ancient pharaoh was laid to rest in a grand crypt beneath the pyramid.
(noun)
a narrow but deep tubular gland, pit, recess, or invagination into a larger structure;
e.g. Intestinal glands in the colon are also known as colonic crypts.
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