English Explanatory Dictionary

exhumation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of digging up that which has been buried.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛks.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-exhumation.wav

Word forms

exhumation exhumations

Synonyms

disinterment

Antonyms

burial inhumation interment

Related words

exhume

Derived words

reexhumation
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