burial

CEFRC1

/ˈbɛɹi.əl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of putting a dead person into the ground.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • The Takamatsuzuka burial mound is located in Asukamura, Nara prefecture.

  • Why do Muslims place such importance on burial?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

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In context

  • His whole family was present at his burial.

  • The mourners listened as the priest performed the burial service of long-time parishioner Wendy Stuart.

  • However, many Cromlechs and Dolmins are carelessly called "Druid's circles", when in reality they were the burial places of ancient chieftains and their households[.]

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Origin

noun

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.