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Word: Entomb
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (formerly also as intomb): from Old French entomber, from en- ‘in’ + tombe ‘tomb’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈtuːm
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛnˈtuːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
place (a dead body) in a tomb
Short Definition:place dead body in tomb
Examples:- mummified bodies were entombed in the pyramids of Egypt
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