Catacomb Definition

kătə-kōm
catacombs
noun
Any of a series of vaults or galleries in an underground burial place.
Webster's New World
An underground, often labyrinthine passageway.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Catacomb

Noun

Singular:
catacomb
Plural:
catacombs

Origin of Catacomb

  • From French catacombe, from Italian catacomba, from late Latin catacumbas, Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “under”), Latin cumba (“cavity”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably French catacombe from Old French from Late Latin catacumba

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to catacomb using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

catacomb