cemetery
[ sem-i-ter-ee ]
/ ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /
noun, plural cem·e·ter·ies.
an area set apart for or containing graves, tombs, or funeral urns, especially one that is not a churchyard; burial ground; graveyard.
Words nearby cemetery
cementodentinal junction, cementoenamel junction, cementoma, cementum, cemeterial, cemetery, cen., cenacle, cenaeum, cenci, cenci, the
Origin of cemetery
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin coemētērium < Greek koimētḗrion a sleeping place, equivalent to koimē- (variant stem of koimân to put to sleep) + -tērion suffix of locality
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cemetery
/ (ˈsɛmɪtrɪ) /
noun plural -teries
a place where the dead are buried, esp one not attached to a church
Word Origin for cemetery
C14: from Late Latin coemētērium, from Greek koimētērion room for sleeping, from koiman to put to sleep
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