English Explanatory Dictionary

burial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɛɹɪəl/ /ˈbɛɹiəl/ /ˈbɝiəl/ en-us-ne-burial.ogg en-us-burial.ogg

Word forms

burial burials buriall

Etymology

From Middle English biriel, a backformation from biriels, which was re-interpreted as a plural, itself from from Old English byrġels, from byrġan (“to bury”) + -els. By surface analysis, bury + -al, but originally unrelated to this suffix.

Derived words

burial at sea burial case burial chamber burial ground burial mound burial place burial plot burial site burial society burial stone green burial heart-burial mass burial multiburial natural burial preburial primary burial reburial secondary burial ship burial sky burial tree burial unburial wind burial
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