burial
The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
Example
“His whole family was present at his burial.”
Related words
- multiburial
- preburial
- unburial
- burial at sea
- burial case
- burial chamber
- burial ground
- burial mound
- burial place
- burial plot
- burial site
- burial society
Word history
From Old English "byrġels".
Where this comes from
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