interment

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈtɜːrmənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈtɝmənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in tûr′mənt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•ter•ment /ɪnˈtɜrmənt/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [uncountable]
  1. the act or ceremony of interring;
    burial.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•ter•ment  (in tûr′mənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act or ceremony of interring;
    burial.
  • Middle French enterrement
  • 1300–50; inter + -ment; replacing Middle English enter(e)ment

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
interment / ɪnˈtɜːmənt/
  1. burial, esp with ceremonial rites
'interment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
burial - deposition - disinter - grave

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