Definition of Sarcophagus
Sarcophagus
sar·coph·a·gus


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(noun)
a coffin typically found ancient Egypt, Rome, or Greece made of stone and embellished in scripts; a coffin for the dead;

e.g. The sarcophagus in the museum was left cracked open in order to create interest in the mummy wrapped within its confines.



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