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burial definition

buri·al (ber′ē əl)

noun

the act of burying; esp., the burying of a dead body; interment

Etymology: ME biriel, false sing. of berieles < OE byrgels, tomb < byrgan, bury

adjective

of or connected with burial

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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