inhumation
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/ɪn.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/
English
Definitions
noun
- The act of burial.
- The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed.
- Arenation
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Synonyms
burialentombmentintermentsepultureinurnmentcommittalexhumationincinerationreburialembalmmentincremationsolemnizationcremationmass funeralimpanationearthing