Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word The act of placing a deceased person or animal into the ground.
Burial
/ˈberiəl/Synonyms:
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Examples:
The burial ceremony was held at sunset by the river.
Ancient burial practices are fascinating to historians.
His family plot in the cemetery is reserved for future burials.
Etymology:
The word burial originates from Old English byrgan, meaning to bury, with roots in Proto-Germanic and traced back to the Proto-Indo-European base *bhergh-, meaning to protect or shelter.
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