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crypt

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.

Similar words: vault, burial chamber

Common phrases: church crypt, underground crypt, enter the crypt, cathedral crypt

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.

Similar words: cavity, pit

Common phrases: intestinal crypt, tonsillar crypt, crypt cells

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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