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catafalque

Meaningraised funeral platform

Common meaning: raised structure supporting a coffin

Journey through time

  1. Italiancatafalco‘raised funeral platform’source
  2. Frenchcatafalquesource
  3. Englishcatafalque‘raised structure supporting a coffin’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Italian catafalco ‘raised funeral platform’.

Roots

  • catafalco Italian “raised funeral platform”

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