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burials

/ˈberiəlz/ /ˈbɛriəlz/

Meanings
noun
The act of burying; interment

Examples :

"The old cemetery held the burials of many generations of the town's families. "
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Related Words

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families noun

/ˈfæməliz/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

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interment noun

/ɪnˈtɜrmənt/ /ɪnˈtɜːmənt/

The act of burying a dead body; burial.

"The family held a private ceremony before the interment of their grandmother. "

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held verb

/ˈhɛld/

To grasp or grip.

"Hold the pencil like this."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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town noun

/taʊn/

A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city.

"This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns."

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cemetery noun

/ˈsem.ɘˌtiɘɹ.i/ /ˈsɛm.əˌtɹi/ /ˈsɛm.əˌtɛɹ.i/

A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.

"The family visited the cemetery to place flowers on Grandma's grave. "

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old noun

/ˈɒʊld/ /ˈoʊld/

(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

"A civilised society should always look after the old in the community."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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many noun

/ˈmæni/ /ˈmɛni/

A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.

"Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many."

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act noun

/æk/

Something done, a deed.

"an act of goodwill"

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generations noun

/ˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃənz/

The fact of creating something, or bringing something into being; production, creation.

"The generations of new ideas at the company kept it ahead of the competition. "

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burying verb

/ˈbɛriɪŋ/ /ˈbɛriŋ/

To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

"The family is burying their beloved grandmother in the old cemetery. "