sarcophagus

🇺🇸 /sɑːrˈkɑːfəɡəs/ 🇬🇧 /sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs/
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A sarcophagus is a fancy stone coffin used to bury important people, especially in ancient times.

The archaeologists discovered a beautifully carved sarcophagus in the ancient Egyptian tomb.

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n. A sarcophagus is a fancy stone coffin used to bury important people, especially in ancient times.

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Plural sarcophaguses