[sem-i-ter-ee] 
| an area set apart for or containing graves, tombs, or funeral urns, esp. one that is not a churchyard; burial ground; graveyard. |
rion a sleeping place, equiv. to koimē- (var. s. of koimân to put to sleep) + -tērion suffix of locality
| cem·e·ter·y (sěm'ĭ-těr'ē) n. pl. cem·e·ter·ies A place for burying the dead; a graveyard. [Middle English cimiterie, from Old French cimitiere, from Medieval Latin cimitērium, from Late Latin coemētērium, from Greek koimētērion, from koimān, to put to sleep; see kei-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
