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tomb

[ toom ]

noun

  1. an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
  2. a mausoleum, burial chamber, or the like.
  3. a monument for housing or commemorating a dead person.
  4. any sepulchral structure.


verb (used with object)

  1. to place in or as if in a tomb; entomb; bury.

tomb

/ ٳː /

noun

  1. a place, esp a vault beneath the ground, for the burial of a corpse
  2. a stone or other monument to the dead
  3. the tomb
    a poetic term for death
  4. anything serving as a burial place

    the sea was his tomb

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. rare.
    tr to place in a tomb; entomb
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴdzˌ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٴdza adjective
  • ٴdzl adjective
  • ٴdzl adjective
  • ܲ·ٴdz adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tomb1

1225–75; Middle English tumbe < Anglo-French; Old French tombe < Late Latin tumba < Greek ýDz burial mound; akin to Latin ٳܳŧ to swell. See tumor, tumulus
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tomb1

C13: from Old French tombe, from Late Latin tumba burial mound, from Greek tumbos; related to Latin ٳܳŧ to swell, Middle Irish tomm hill
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There were arguments about ownership of the bones, about how they were being treated, the design of his tomb and most of all, where he should be buried.

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In Ravenna, the royal couple will view the tomb of the Italian writer Dante, and the Queen will tour a museum commemorating the poet Lord Byron.

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China has also been accused of targeting Muslim religious figures and banning religious practices in the region, as well as destroying mosques and tombs.

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A British archaeologist believes his team may have found a second tomb in Egypt belonging to King Thutmose II.

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Until recently, King Thutmose II's tomb was the last undiscovered royal tomb of the 18th Egyptian dynasty.

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