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burial

Pronunciation: /ˈbɛrɪəl/
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Definition of burial

noun

[mass noun]
  • the action or practice of burying a dead body:his remains were shipped home for burial
  • [count noun] a ceremony at which someone’s body is buried; a funeral: they will give him a proper burial [as modifier]:burial rites
  • [count noun] Archaeology a grave or the remains found in it: [as modifier]:burial mounds

Origin:

Old English byrgels 'place of burial, grave' (interpreted as plural in Middle English, hence the loss of the final -s), of Germanic origin; related to bury

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