| Pronunciation: | | `inhyoo'meyshun
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[n] the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave |
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INHUMATION is a 10 letter word that starts with I. |
| | Synonyms: | | burial, entombment, interment, sepulture |
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| | See Also: | | funeral |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In`hu*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. inhumation.]
1. The act of inhuming or burying; interment.
2. (Old Chem.) The act of burying vessels in warm earth in
order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat;
the state of being thus exposed.
3. (Med.) Arenation.
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