Cemetery
//ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɹi// noun
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.
"The plain around was interspersed with cemeteries, Turk, Greek, and Armenian, with their growth of cypress trees..."
- 2 a tract of land used for burials wordnet
Example
More examples"I buried my dog at the pet cemetery."
Etymology
From Middle English cimiterie, from Old French cimitiere, from Medieval Latin cimitērium, from Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion), from κοιμάω (koimáō, “I put to sleep”); compare cœmeterium. Displaced Middle English charnel (“mass grave, cemetery”) and Old English līctūn (“cemetery”).
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