MEANING
A structure or chamber containing a dead person's remains.
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- sealed tomb
- ancient tomb
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They discovered a sealed tomb beneath the ruined church.
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Usage notes
Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Singular tomb; plural tombs. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: atmosphere, description. Commonness: moderately common.
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