Meaning of the word catacomb in English

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catacomb

US /ˈkæt̬.ə.kuːm/
UK /ˈkæt̬.ə.kuːm/

Noun

1.

a series of underground passages and rooms where bodies were buried in the past:

Example:
They went down into catacombs beneath the church.
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