cemetire

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Old French[edit]

Noun[edit]

cemetire oblique singular, m (oblique plural cemetires, nominative singular cemetires, nominative plural cemetire)

  1. cemetery (place where bodies are interred)
    • c. 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
      Mes clos estoit tot anviron
      li cemetires de haut mur
      But the cemetery was enclosed all around
      by high walls

Descendants[edit]

  • English: cemetery
  • French: cimetière
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