burial

[ ber-ee-uhl ]
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noun
  1. the act or ceremony of burying.

  2. the place of burying; grave.

Origin of burial

1
First recorded in 1200–50; bury + -al2; replacing Middle English buriel, back formation from Old English byrgels “burial place,” from byrg(an) “to bury” + -els(e), noun suffix (cf. riddle1)

Other words from burial

  • re·bur·i·al, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for burial

burial

/ (ˈbɛrɪəl) /


noun
  1. the act of burying, esp the interment of a dead body

Origin of burial

1
Old English byrgels burial place, tomb; see bury, -al ²

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