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buried.

Placed in a grave at a burial.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbɛ.ɹid/

  1. Placed in a grave at a burial.

  2. Concealed, hidden.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *burgijaną Proto-West Germanic *burgijan Old English byrġan Middle English birien English bur(y) English -ied English buried From bur(y) + -ied.

verb/ˈbɛ.ɹid/

  1. simple past and past participle of bury

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *burgijaną Proto-West Germanic *burgijan Old English byrġan Middle English birien English bur(y) English -ied English buried From bur(y) + -ied.

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