interment
noun
the act or ceremony of interring; burial.
interments
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pluralof interment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Neath Port Talbot Council said it was "no longer possible to find suitable space next to earlier interments without risking disturbance to existing remains".
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
The statement called for demarcated and documented individual graves, saying hasty interments could lead to mental anguish for families as well as social and legal problems.
From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2023
Lime, he said, was seldom applied during Roman-era interments.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
Dedicated in 1848, it boasts more than 120,000 interments that include the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers, paupers and bourbon barons alike.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2020
At a great settlement of theirs, Golasecca, in Cisalpine Gaul, 6000 interments were found.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
