interment

American  

[in-tur-muhnt] / ɪnˈtɜr mənt /

noun

1. the act or ceremony of interring; burial.

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interment British  

/ ɪnˈtɜːmənt /

noun

1. burial, esp with ceremonial rites

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Other Word Forms

• reinterment noun

Etymology

Origin of interment

1300–50; inter + -ment; replacing Middle English enter ( e ) ment < Middle French enterrement

Compare meaning

How does interment compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• interment vs. internment

Example Sentences

Uncles, aunties, cousins, other grandmas, other grandpas, his mom, and Jason shared stories and pictures of Grandma in the Nazlini Chapter House after the interment.

From Literature

Neath Port Talbot Council said it was "no longer possible to find suitable space next to earlier interments without risking disturbance to existing remains".

From BBC

“Here’s our North Star: Does this help us win?” he said in a mid-December statement announcing his turnabout and the study’s unceremonious interment.

From Los Angeles Times

When he learned of Lanchester's interment, during the course of his regular research into historic death certificates, he decided she would be his next memorial project.

From BBC

Someone who exhumed a recent interment without that knowledge might well have discovered something difficult to explain.

From The Wall Street Journal