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burial.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɛɹi.əl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɛɹi.əl/General-American/ˈbɝi.əl/US, regional
  1. The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.

    countable · uncountable
    His whole family was present at his burial.
    The mourners listened as the priest performed the burial service of long-time parishioner Wendy Stuart.
Where this word comes from

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.

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