CEMETERY


Meaning of CEMETERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈse-mə-ˌter-ē, -ˌte-rē ]

noun

( plural -ter·ies )

Etymology: Middle English cimitery, from Anglo-French cimiterie, from Late Latin coemeterium, from Greek koimētērion sleeping chamber, burial place, from koiman to put to sleep; akin to Greek keisthai to lie, Sanskrit śete he lies

Date: 15th century

: a burial ground

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