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burial
bur·i·al [ bérree əl ] (plural bur·i·als)


noun 
Definition:
 
disposal of body: the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into the ground or into the sea ( often used before a noun )
a burial place
[ Old English byrgels< byrgan (see bury)]
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