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interment

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in·ter·ment

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

Origin:
1300–50; inter + -ment; replacing Middle English enter(e)ment < Middle French enterrement

re·in·ter·ment, noun

interment, internment.
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Example Sentences
  • When death finally comes, the beloved's remains must receive the ministrations of the undertaker before interment.
  • In the industrialised world, formal burial in a coffin is still the preferred method of interment.
  • After each interment a hydraulic tamper beats the earth to crush out air pockets.
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interment (ɪnˈtɜːmənt)
 
n
burial, esp with ceremonial rites

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