Meaning & use
crypt
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An underground room or vault, especially one beneath a church, used for burials.
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Tourists can visit the medieval crypt beneath the cathedral.
The novel's climax takes place in a dusty, forgotten crypt.
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Crypt specifically implies an underground or enclosed burial chamber, often below a religious building, distinguishing it from an open-air grave.
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