entombment
verb (used with object)
1.
to place in a tomb; bury; inter.
2.
to serve as a tomb for: Florentine churches entomb many great men.
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entomb (ɪnˈtuːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to place in or as if in a tomb; bury; inter |
| 2. | to serve as a tomb for |
| en'tombment | |
| —n | |
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| entomb (ɪnˈtuːm) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to place in or as if in a tomb; bury; inter |
| 2. | to serve as a tomb for |
| en'tombment | |
| —n | |
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