cemetery
[ sem-i-ter-ee ]
/ ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /
noun, plural cem·e·ter·ies.
an area set apart for or containing graves, tombs, or funeral urns, especially one that is not a churchyard; burial ground; graveyard.
Origin of cemetery
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin
coemētērium < Greek
koimētḗrion a sleeping place, equivalent to
koimē- (variant stem of
koimân to put to sleep) +
-tērion suffix of locality
Words nearby cemetery
cementodentinal junction,
cementoenamel junction,
cementoma,
cementum,
cemeterial,
cemetery,
cen.,
cenacle,
cenaeum,
cenci,
cenci, the
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British Dictionary definitions for cemetery
cemetery
/ (ˈsɛmɪtrɪ) /
noun plural -teries
a place where the dead are buried, esp one not attached to a church
Word Origin for cemetery
C14: from Late Latin
coemētērium, from Greek
koimētērion room for sleeping, from
koiman to put to sleep