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- [sem-i-ter-ee]
- /ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i/
- /ˈsem.ə.tri/
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- [sem-i-ter-ee]
- /ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i/
Definitions of cemetery word
- countable noun cemetery A cemetery is a place where dead people's bodies or their ashes are buried. 3
- noun cemetery a place where the dead are buried, esp one not attached to a church 3
- noun cemetery a place for the burial of the dead; graveyard 3
- noun plural cemetery an area set apart for or containing graves, tombs, or funeral urns, especially one that is not a churchyard; burial ground; graveyard. 1
- noun cemetery A burial ground; a graveyard. 1
- noun cemetery burial ground 1
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Origin of cemetery
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Cemetery
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cemetery popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cemetery usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cemetery
noun cemetery
- tomb — an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- garden — Alexander, 1730?–91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.
- graveyard — a burial ground, often associated with smaller rural churches, as distinct from a larger urban or public cemetery.
- mortuary — funeral home.
- ossuary — a place or receptacle for the bones of the dead.
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