interment
interment · interments
поховання
погребение
Beerdigung
The act of burying a dead bodyThe act of burying a dead body; burial.
UK/ɪnˈtɜːmənt/US/ɪnˈtɝmənt/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of burying a dead body; burial.
Beerdigung
погребе́ниеpogrebénije
похованняpoxovannja
More definitions
- the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
The act of burying a dead body; burial:
Русский
By meaning 1
The act of burying a dead body; burial:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
The act of burying a dead body; burial:
Origin
From Middle English enterement, interment, from Old French enterrement. By surface analysiFrom Middle English enterement, interment, from Old French enterrement. By surface analysis, inter + -ment.
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Forms
plural: interments| Singular | interment |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsburialB2inhumationdeposition obs.deep six idiom
Close in meaning
- the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave:burialentombmentinhumationsepulture
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable