burial
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Learner's definition of BURIAL
1 : the act or ceremony of burying a dead person in a grave
[noncount]
- They prepared the body for burial.
[count]
- She wanted to give him a proper burial.
- Did you attend the burial?
- a burial chamber/site
- ancient burial rites/customs
- an ancient burial ground [=an area of land where dead people were buried in ancient times]
2 [noncount] : the act of burying something in the ground
- The law prohibits the burial of toxic substances without special permits.
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