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Word: Cemetery
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek koimētērion ‘dormitory’, from koiman ‘put to sleep’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɛmɪt(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard
Short Definition:large burial ground
Examples:- a military cemetery
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