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burial ground

bur·i·al ground
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ber-ee-uh l ground]
    • /ˈbɛr i əl graʊnd/
    • /ˈber.i.əl ɡraʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ber-ee-uh l ground]
    • /ˈbɛr i əl graʊnd/

Definitions of burial ground words

  • countable noun burial ground A burial ground is a place where bodies are buried, especially an ancient place. 3
  • noun burial ground a graveyard or cemetery 3
  • noun burial ground a cemetery; graveyard 3
  • noun burial ground a tract of land for burial of the dead; a cemetery, often a small or primitive one. 1
  • noun burial ground cemetery, graveyard 1
  • noun burial ground A cemetery or graveyard. 0
See all 6 definitions of burial ground

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Origin of burial ground

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for Burial ground

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Burial ground

burial ground popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

burial ground usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for burial ground

noun burial ground

  • cemetery — A cemetery is a place where dead people's bodies or their ashes are buried.
  • graveyard — a burial ground, often associated with smaller rural churches, as distinct from a larger urban or public cemetery.
  • catacomb — Catacombs are ancient underground passages and rooms, especially under a city, where people used to be buried.
  • necropolis — a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
  • plot — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
All 7 Synonyms of burial ground

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