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burial

[ ber-ee-uhl ]

noun

  1. the act or ceremony of burying.
  2. the place of burying; grave.


burial

/ ˈ²úÉ›°ùɪə±ô /

noun

  1. the act of burying, esp the interment of a dead body
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·²ú³Ü°ùi·²¹±ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of burial1

First recorded in 1200–50; bury + -al 2; replacing Middle English buriel, back formation from Old English byrgels “burial place,†from byrg(an) “to bury†+ -els(e), noun suffix ( riddle 1 )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of burial1

Old English byrgels burial place, tomb; see bury , -al ²
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He studied it for a moment, then gently pointed out that I had, in fact, selected a burial plot.

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Their bodies are being left at Mandalay's biggest mosque for burial.

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Mandalay used to be known as the city of gold, dotted by glittering pagodas and Buddhist burial mounds, but the air in Myanmar’s former royal capital now reeks of dead bodies.

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Even 86 years later, there have been fresh digs at the site, and new theories emerging about the burials.

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A mobile radar system was positioned on the Bronze Age burial mound so signals could bounce off the incoming aircraft.

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