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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 relates to burials; you can remember it by thinking of rest since it refers to resting in peace.
- Internment is about confinement, often during war times, like being in detainment.
- Both words sound similar, but interment is associated with funerals and internment with restriction.
- Think of internMent for memory aid: M in internment for Military camps.
- Associate inter in interment with inside a grave.
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