n.
Pronunciation: ' se-m ə - ˌ ter- ē , - ˌ te-r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ter · ies
Etymology: Middle English cimitery, from Anglo-French cimiterie, from Late Latin coemeterium, from Greek koim ē t ē rion sleeping chamber, burial place, from koiman to put to sleep; akin to Greek keisthai to lie, Sanskrit ś ete he lies
Date: 15th century
: a burial ground