BURIAL


Meaning of BURIAL in English

bur ‧ i ‧ al /ˈberiəl/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]

[ Word Family: verb : ↑ bury ; noun : ↑ burial ; adjective : buried]

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: burial 'place where a body is buried' (13-17 centuries) , from Old English byrgels ]

1 . the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a ↑ grave

2 . the act of burying something in the ground

burial of

the burial of solid waste

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.