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inhumation

/ˌɪnhjuˈmeɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण इन्ह्युमेशन

शव को ज़मीन में दफ़नाना, दफ़न

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] formal

    the burial of a dead body in the ground

    शव को ज़मीन में दफ़नाना, दफ़न

    • The archaeologists found signs of inhumation rather than cremation.
    • Inhumation was the common funeral custom in that region.
    • The ancient graveyard showed several inhumations in a row.

    Synonyms burial interment

    Opposite cremation

◇Word family
inhume verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

burial interment

Antonyms

cremation

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