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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ne·crop·o·lis \\nə-ˈkrä-pə-ləs, ne-\\ noun (plural -lis·es or ne·crop·o·les \\-ˌlēz \\ ; or ne·crop·o·leis \\-ˌlās \\ ; or ne·crop·o·li \\-ˌlī, -ˌlē\\) ETYMOLOGY Late Latin, city of the dead, from Greek nekropolis,from nekr- + -polis -polis DATE 1819 : cemetery ; especially : a large elaborate cemetery of an ancient cityEnglish Etymology necropolis "large cemetery" of an ancient or modern city, 1819, from L.L., lit."city of the dead," From Gk. necro- (see necro-) + polis "city" (see policy (1)). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 necropolis ne·crop·olis / nE5krCpElis; NAmE -5krB:p- / noun(pl. ne·crop·olises / -lisiz / ) a cemetery (= place where dead people are buried), especially a large six in an ancient city 墓场；(尤指古代城市的)大墓地 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ne·crop·o·lis \nə̇ˈkräpələ̇s, neˈ-\ noun (plural necropolis·es \-lə̇sə̇z\ ; or necropo·les \-ˌlēz\ ; alsonecropo·leis \-ˌlīs\ ; or necropo·li \-ˌlī\) Etymology: Late Latin, city of the dead, from Greek nekropolis, from nekr- necr- + -polis 1. a. : cemetery ; especially : a large elaborate cemetery of an ancient city b. : an ancient or prehistoric burying place 2. : a place (as an abandoned city or town) devoid of life and inhabited by or as if by only the dead |
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