interment

[ in-tur-muh nt ]
/ ɪnˈtɜr mənt /
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noun

the act or ceremony of interring; burial.

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Origin of interment

1300–50; inter + -ment; replacing Middle English enter(e)ment < Middle French enterrement

OTHER WORDS FROM interment

re·in·ter·ment, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH interment

interment internment

Words nearby interment

intermedin, intermediolateral nucleus, intermediomedial nucleus, intermedius, intermenstrual pain, interment, intermetacarpal joint, intermetallic compound, intermetatarsal joint, intermezzo, intermigration
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Words related to interment

entombment, funeral, sepulture, inhumation, obsequy

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British Dictionary definitions for interment

interment
/ (ɪnˈtɜːmənt) /

noun

burial, esp with ceremonial rites
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