noun
Other Word Forms
- reburial noun
Etymology
Origin of burial
First recorded in 1200–50; bury + -al 2; replacing Middle English buriel, back formation from Old English byrgels “burial place,” from byrg(an) “to bury” + -els(e), noun suffix ( riddle 1 )
Example Sentences
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The council adds: “Exemptions generally include one’s primary home, personal belongings, household items, a vehicle, burial funds up to $1,500 or a life-insurance policy with a cash value up to $1,500.”
From MarketWatch
No clear order or layout has been discovered with most burials laid in a traditional east-west position.
From BBC
A final mass rally is promised for when Ran Gvili's body is returned for burial.
From BBC
That burial dates to the New Kingdom, when the Egyptian empire lasted from the 16th to the 11th century BCE.
From Science Daily
Newly published research has revealed a "mysterious mass burial event" in the south of Scotland about 3,300 years ago.
From BBC
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