exhumation

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exhumation

  • /ˌɛks.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/

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noun exhumations

  1. countable, uncountable The act of digging up that which has been buried.

    Similar: disinterment

Opposite: burial, inhumation, interment

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noun

Opposite: burial, inhumation, interment

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noun the act of digging up that which has been buried

Españolexhumación
한국어발굴 balgul
日本語発掘 hakkutsu
中文發掘 /发掘 fājué
Portuguêsexumação
Françaisexhumation
DeutschExhumierung, Enterdigung
Italianoesumazione
Ελληνικάεκταφή ektafí
Românăexhumare
Русскийэксгума́ция eksgumácija, выка́пывание vykápyvanije
עבריתהוֹצָאָה מִן הַקֶּבֶר hotsa'á min hakéver

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@misc{exhumation_2026,
  title = {exhumation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exhumation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}