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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /krɪpt/
crypt means: An underground room, often beneath a church, where dead people may be buried.
noun
UNDERGROUND CHAMBERC1
An underground room, often beneath a church, where dead people may be buried.
- They went down into the crypt.
- Several stone coffins stood in the dark crypt.
- Visitors can explore the crypt beneath the old chapel.
SMALL CAVITYC2
A small hollow space in the surface of a body part.
- The microscope revealed a small crypt in the tissue.
- Cells grow near the base of each intestinal crypt.
- Food particles can collect in tonsillar crypts.
Questions about crypt
What does crypt mean?
An underground room, often beneath a church, where dead people may be buried.
What is crypt in other languages?
Türkçe: yeraltı mezar odası · Español: cripta · Français: crypte · Deutsch: Krypta · Italiano: cripta · 日本語: 地下室
How do you pronounce crypt?
It is pronounced /krɪpt/.
How do you use crypt in a sentence?
They went down into the crypt. Several stone coffins stood in the dark crypt.
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