exhumation

noun

ex·​hu·​ma·​tion ˌeks(ˌ)(h)yüˈmāshən 

ˌeg(ˌ)zü-, 

ˌegz(ˌ)yü-

plural -s

: the act or process of exhuming, disinterring, or digging up

Word History

Etymology

French, from exhumer + -ation

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Rhymes for exhumation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation