crematory

Other forms of crematory

plural

crematories·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about crematory

What does crematory mean?

crematory means "a mortuary where corpses are cremated". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in crematory?

crematory has 4 syllables: cre-ma-to-ry. The stress falls on "ma".

What is another word for crematory?

Close synonyms include crematorium, crematorium, cremation chamber. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is crematory a common word?

crematory is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.