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plural of burial
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1
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
- the children wanted to give the dead bird a proper burial in the backyard
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2
a final resting place for a dead person
- archaeologically significant artifacts, such as stone tools, have been discovered in Neanderthal burials
Synonyms for burials
- graves,
- sepulchres
- (or sepulchers),
- sepultures,
- tombs
Words Related to burials
- catacombs,
- charnels
- (also charnel houses),
- columbaria,
- crypts,
- mausoleums
- (or mausolea),
- vaults
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