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Interment vs. Internment
Interment
/ɪnˈtəːm(ə)nt/Examples:
The interment of the ancient king was a grand affair.Family members gathered for the interment at the cemetery.After the interment, the mourners shared memories over dinner.
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Internment
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The family's internment lasted for several years.She wrote a memoir about his internment experience.Camps were set up for wartime internment.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Interment contains the e like in cemetery, relating to burial.
- Internment resembles intern suggesting a period of confinement.
- Interment deals with burying, while internment involves confinement or detention.
- Remember inter in interment for into the earth.
- Internment involves tension, hinting at confinement.
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