ossilegium

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin os (“bone”) + legō (“I pick, select, gather”).

Noun[edit]

ossilegium

  1. The collection of the bones of a deceased person, after decomposition of the soft tissue, for placement in an ossuary
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