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burial

[ ber-ee-uhl ]
/ ˈbɛr i əl /
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noun
the act or ceremony of burying.
the place of burying; grave.
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Origin of burial

1200–50; bury + -al2; replacing Middle English buriel, back formation from Old English byrgels burial place, equivalent to byrg(an) to bury + -els 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
the act of burying, esp the interment of a dead body

Word Origin for burial

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