sepulture
[ sep-uhl-cher ]
/ ˈsɛp əl tʃər /
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noun
the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial.
sepulcher; tomb.
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Origin of sepulture
1250–1300; Middle English <Old French <Latin sepultūra, equivalent to sepult(us) (past participle of sepelīre to bury) + -ūra-ure
OTHER WORDS FROM sepulture
se·pul·tur·al [suh-puhl-cher-uhl], /səˈpʌl tʃər əl/, adjectiveWords nearby sepulture
septuplet, septuplicate, sepulcher, sepulchral, sepulchre, sepulture, seq., seq. luce, seqq., sequacious, sequel
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Word Origin for sepulture
C13: via Old French from Latin sepultūra, from sepultus buried, from sepelīre to bury
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