🇬🇧🇪🇸 crypt - cripta : English Lesson

Meaning of "crypt" ("cripta"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A crypt is an underground chamber or vault, typically beneath a church, used as a burial place. Crypts are often used to store coffins, sarcophagi, or religious relics. They can be elaborately decorated and are sometimes part of larger catacombs.

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Timmy thought the crypt was a secret treasure room and brought a shovel.

The crypt had a "Do Not Disturb" sign, but the skeletons were having a party.

Billy's Halloween costume was so scary, it sent the crypt residents running.

The crypt was so cold, even the ghosts wore scarves.

The dog refused to fetch the ball from the crypt, claiming it was haunted.

Anna pushed open the church door and climbed down to the crypt. The crypt's air was cold and damp. In the crypt she found a child's toy on a stone ledge. She set a candle in the crypt, touched the toy, whispered a small sorry, and left, the crypt keeping her quiet promise.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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