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entombment

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as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place the entombment of President Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery

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“Entombment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entombment. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

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