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How to pronounce sarcophagus in English?

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Type Words
Type of casket, coffin

Examples of sarcophagus

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They even have a pair of the full-size sarcophagus coffins for their garden room.
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Strider says this sarcophagus at the Ohio Historical Center probably will stay.
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A large sarcophagus with menacing, glowing red eyes greets patrons at the door.
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The Meleager sarcophagus seen by Poussin is that now in the Capitoline Museums.
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The sarcophagus in front of the place where Lincoln is finally interred is empty.
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In the middle lies a large red quartzite sarcophagus in the shape of a cartouche.
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The sarcophagus is made from sycamore wood and decorated with detailed paintings.
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The most immediate concern, said Buzulukov, is what to do with the sarcophagus.
From the newscientist.com
Phoenician sarcophagus found in Cadiz, now in the Archaeological Museum of Cadiz.
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More examples
  • A stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions)
  • A sarcophagus is a funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved or cut from stone. The word "sarcophagus" comes from the Greek sarx meaning "flesh", and phagein meaning "to eat", hence sarkophagus means "flesh-eating"; from the phrase lithos sarkophagos. ...
  • The New Safe Confinement (NSC or New Shelter) is the structure intended to contain the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, Ukraine, part of which was destroyed by a catastrophic nuclear accident in 1986. (See Chernobyl disaster. ...
  • This is a list of Goa'uld technologies in the Stargate franchise. The Goa'uld are the main adversaries for most of the run of Stargate SG-1. They scavenged or conquered most of their advanced technologies from other races. ...
  • "Sarcophagus" is an episode of The Outer Limits (new series) television show. It was first aired on August 7, 1998, during the fourth season.
  • A stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture; The cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed reactor at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine
  • From the Greek word meaning; "flesh eater". It was the name given to the stone container within which the coffins and mummy were placed.
  • A stone or terracotta coffin
  • An elaborately decorated coffin, usually made of cement or stone (if placed outdoors) (see also TYPE) (Example Tomb of the Unknown Soldier).