Cemetery Definition
sĕmĭ-tĕrē
cemeteries
noun
cemeteries
A place for the burial of the dead; graveyard.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Cemetery
Noun
Singular:
cemetery
Plural:
cemeteriesOrigin of Cemetery
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Middle English cimiterie from Old French cimitiere from Medieval Latin cimitērium from Late Latin coemētērium from Greek koimētērion from koimān to put to sleep kei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English cimiterie, from Old French cimitiere, from Medieval Latin cimitērium, from Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētērion), from κοιμάω (koimaō, “I put to sleep”); compare cœmeterium.
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