interment

Meanings

• Noun

  The act or process of interring or burying a dead person.

  - "The interment of the deceased took place at the cemetery."
  - "The family gathered for the interment of their loved one."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with interment
urn , urned , urning , turn , turned , turning

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Variants

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interment , interments

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Etymology

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From the Latin interre, to bury.

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Trivia

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1. Interment was used as a euphemism for mass burials of people killed during wartime.

2. Interment camps were used by various governments to detain and imprison political dissidents and other undesirables.

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Related Concepts

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1. Burial: The act of interring a dead body in the ground or in a tomb.

2. Cremation: The act of reducing a dead body to ashes using heat.

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Culture

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Interment is a significant cultural practice in many societies, reflecting beliefs about the afterlife and the importance of honoring the dead.

How to Memorize "interment"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a casket being lowered into the ground.
   - Visualize the process of filling in the grave with dirt.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a funeral.
   - Think of the word as synonymous with 'burial'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - I Before N: Interment starts with I, and Burial starts with B.
   - Interment: The dead are put in the earth, and Earth is the final rest.

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