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Burial
01
the act of burying a dead body or the ceremony in which a dead body is buried
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
burials
Examples
The burial took place at sunset in the family cemetery.
02
the act of hiding or placing something underground, often to conceal or protect it
Examples
The burial of the treasure chest was done secretly at midnight.
Lexical Tree
reburial
burial
