interment
Use Interment in a sentence
mənt noun
the act or ceremony of interring; burial.
Related forms
re·in·ter·ment, noun
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| —n | |
| burial, esp with ceremonial rites | |
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Interment
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
In the industrialised world, formal burial in a coffin is still the preferred method of interment.
At his request there will be no service and interment will be private.
His interment was located at its cemetery greenwood memorial park.
But they did not come close to the interment, on an island in an ornamental lake on the estate.
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