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burial

/ˈbeɹiəl/BEH-ree-uhl
/ˈbɛɹiəl/BEH-ree-uhl

Meaninggrave place

Common meaning: the act of burying a body

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbyrgels‘grave’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsgrave → tombburiels‘tomb’source
  3. Middle Englishburielsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftstomb → the act of burying a bodyburial‘the act of burying a body’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English byrgels ‘tomb’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry BURIAL, p. 84 · dictionary scan

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