interment
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interment
- /ɪnˈtɝmənt/ US
- /ɪnˈtɜːmənt/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)mənt
Where it comes from
From Middle English enterement, interment, from Old French enterrement. By surface analysis, inter + -ment.
noun interments
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The act of burying a dead body; burial.
In a chamber tomb at Milatos, Mr. Evans discovered in 1899 a painted larnax or sarcophagus, on which there is figured a great Mycenæan body shield, although not of the usual figure-of-eight shape. A false neck vase, however, that belongs almost certainly to the same interment is, in shape and design
Similar: burial, deposition obs., inhumation, deep six idiom
Opposite: disinterment, exhumation, unearthing
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noun
Opposite: disinterment, exhumation, unearthing
Translations
Every language
noun The act of burying a dead body; burial
| Español | entierro |
|---|---|
| Português | enterro |
| Deutsch | Beerdigung |
| Ελληνικά | ενταφιασμός entafiasmós |
| Română | înhumare, înmormântare |
| Русский | погребе́ние pogrebénije |
| العربية | دَفْن dafn |
Talk about this word "interment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/interment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. interment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/interment "interment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/interment.Cite this
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title = {interment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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