disinterment

Meanings

• noun

  The act of exhuming a dead body from a grave.

  - "The archaeologists carried out a disinterment of an ancient Egyptian mummy."
  - "The disinterment of the body revealed signs of foul play."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with disinterment
rement , pement , lament

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Variants

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disinter , disinterment , disinterments , disinterred , disinterring , disinters

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'dis-' meaning 'apart' and 'inter' meaning 'between' and 'mentum' meaning 'grave'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'disinterment' was first used in English in the 16th century.

2. In some cultures, it is believed that the bones of the deceased must be reburied every seven years to ensure their continued rest.

3. The world's largest disinterment occurred in 1865 when the bodies of over 1,200 Union soldiers were exhumed from a mass grave in Virginia.

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Related Concepts

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1. Exhumation: The process of removing a coffin or other container from a grave to recover the remains of a deceased person.

2. Forensic Anthropology: The branch of forensic science that deals with the identification of human remains.

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Culture

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Disinterment is a significant concept in forensic science, archaeology, and mythology. In forensic science, disinterment is the process of exhuming a body for further examination or reburial. In archaeology, it is the process of excavating a grave to study the remains of the deceased. In mythology, disinterment is often used to refer to the resurrection of a dead person or the unearthing of a mythological artifact.

How to Memorize "disinterment"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a grave being opened, and the body being carefully removed.
   - Visualize archaeologists in lab coats and gloves, carefully removing a skeleton from the ground.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'disinterment' with the image of a grave being opened and a body being removed.
   - Think of the word 'disinterment' as the opposite of 'interment'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'disinterment' as 'dis' meaning apart and 'interment' meaning grave, so 'disinterment' means to take something apart from a grave.

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