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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse. countable, uncountable

   "Cremation removes a significant amount of "closure" from the process of death."

2. 2
   the incineration of a dead body wordnet

Synonyms

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incinerationblazingblisteringbrandingburningcalcination

Antonyms

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burial

Example

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"What is the difference between cremation and mummification?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cremātiō, cremātiōnis; equivalent to cremate + -ion.

Related phrases

direct cremationwater cremationball mill

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