interment
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English enterement, interment, from Old French enterrement.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɝmənt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɜːmənt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mənt
Noun[edit]
interment (countable and uncountable, plural interments)
- The act of burying a dead body; burial.
- 2012, Stephen King, 11/22/63, page 784:
- She was to be given a state funeral, followed by interment at Arlington National Cemetery.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 189:
- The jaw indicates the beginning of a long tradition of the interment of dogs with people, which reveals a deep attachment between some people and canids.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:interment
Translations[edit]
The act of burying a dead body; burial
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