inhumation

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Pronunciation

IPA /ɪn.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/

Noun

inhumation noun

The act of burial.
The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed.
Arenation

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Synonyms

burial entombment interment sepulture inurnment committal exhumation incineration reburial embalmment incremation solemnization cremation mass funeral impanation earthing

Antonyms

disinterment exhumation

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