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in⋅ter⋅ment

[in-tur-muhnt]
–noun
the act or ceremony of interring; burial.

Origin:
1300–50; inter + -ment; r. ME enter(e)ment < MF enterrement
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in·ter·ment   (ĭn-tûr'mənt)   
n.  The act or ritual of interring or burying.
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