crematory

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkriːmətɔːri/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkriməˌtɔri, ˈkrɛmə-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krē′mə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, krem′ə-)


Inflections of 'crematory' (n): npl: crematories

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
cre•ma•to•ry /ˈkriməˌtɔri, ˈkrɛmə-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ries. 
  1. a funeral establishment or the like where cremation is done.
  2. a furnace for cremating.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cre•ma•to•ry  (krē′mə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, krem′ə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, adj. 
n. 
  1. a place, as a funeral establishment, at which cremation is done.
  2. a furnace for cremating.

adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to cremation.
  • cremate + -ory2 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
crematory / ˈkrɛmətərɪ -trɪ/
  1. Also: crematorial of or relating to cremation or crematoriums
 ( -ries)
  1. another word (esp US) for crematorium
'crematory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ory - crematorium

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