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burying ground

burying ground
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈbe.ri.ɪŋ ˈɡraʊnd/
    • /ˈbe.rɪ.ɪŋ ɡraʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈbe.ri.ɪŋ ˈɡraʊnd/

Definition of burying ground words

  • noun burying ground a burial ground. 1

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Origin of burying ground

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15

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Parts of speech for Burying ground

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

burying ground popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

burying ground usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for burying ground

noun burying 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.

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