BURIAL Definition & Meaning

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burial

[ ber-ee-uhl ]

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noun

the act or ceremony of burying.
the place of burying; grave.

burial

/ ˈ��ɛ��ɪə�� /

noun

the act of burying, esp the interment of a dead body

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of burial¹

First recorded in 1200–50; bury + -al ²; replacing Middle English buriel, back formation from Old English byrgels “burial place,” from byrg(an) “to bury” + -els(e), noun suffix ( riddle ¹ )

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of burial¹

Old English byrgels burial place, tomb; see bury , -al ²

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They included monitoring for archaeology related to the battle, and also the remains of a Bronze Age settlement or burial site.

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He studied it for a moment, then gently pointed out that I had, in fact, selected a burial plot.

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Their bodies are being left at Mandalay's biggest mosque for burial.

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Mandalay used to be known as the city of gold, dotted by glittering pagodas and Buddhist burial mounds, but the air in Myanmar’s former royal capital now reeks of dead bodies.

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Even 86 years later, there have been fresh digs at the site, and new theories emerging about the burials.

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