inhumation
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inhumation
- /ɪn.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/
noun inhumations
- The act of burial. "Cremation versus Inhumation" was the subject considered at the meeting of the Nineteenth Century Club at the residence of Mr. Courtlandt Palmer, No. 117 East One Hundred and Seventeenth-street, last evening.
- The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed.
- Arenation.
Similar: burial, entombment, interment · Opposite: disinterment, exhumation
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noun
Similar: burial, entombment, interment · Opposite: disinterment, exhumation
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noun The act of burial
| Español | inhumación, entierro |
|---|---|
| Français | inhumation |
| Deutsch | Inhumation, Erdbestattung, Beerdigung |
| Italiano | inumazione |
Talk about this word "inhumation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inhumation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. inhumation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inhumation "inhumation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inhumation.Cite this
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title = {inhumation},
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