burial
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈbɜːriəl/
:
inhumación
- The site's supposedly on an Indian burial ground.
- burial site
- burial urn
- burial remains
Examples
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A traditional ceremony was performed individually for each of these burials by the medicine woman.
Academic text (1990) -
I gave her a good burial.
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It's an old slave burial ground.
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Archaeologists' investigation of ancient burial practices indicates that Christianity first touched Finland about a thousand years ago.
Academic text (1998) -
During this period, the discovery of three burials necessitated one additional week of fieldwork in December.
Academic text (1990) -
The cattle trail led south, past humped burial mounds covered over with wild wheat and blue coneflowers.
Fiction book (1996) -
She visited the old cemetery to pay her respects at her grandmother's burial site.
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The archaeologists excavated the ancient burial ground and uncovered several artifacts.
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His research focused on the traditions surrounding the burial practices of various cultures.
Synonyms
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8.4
The act of placing a dead body in a grave after a funeral
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2.8
Putting something into the ground and covering it with dirt
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8.9
The act of placing a dead body in a tomb or grave during a funeral
Putting a dead person in a grave
To put a dead person into a grave or tomb
Compounds
1
7.9
An underground space for burying a coffin that protects it and holds family coffins
- NSFW
A Tibetan funeral where people leave a dead body on a mountain for vultures to eat
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Burial comes from the old English word bury, which meant 'to hide in the ground'. So a burial can also mean the act of placing or hiding objects under the ground, like a time capsule or buried waste.