INTERMENT


Meaning of INTERMENT in English

ə̇n.ˈtərmənt, -tə̄m- noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English enterment, from Middle French enterrement, from Old French, from enterrer to inter + -ment — more at inter

1. : the act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in a grave or tomb : burial , sepulture , inhumation

change from interment to cremation

2. : the act of removing from sight or consideration

decision … will result in the interment of the women's program — Helen Fuller

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