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- [greyv-yahrd]
- /ˈgreɪvˌyɑrd/
- /ˈɡreɪv.jɑːd/
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- [greyv-yahrd]
- /ˈgreɪvˌyɑrd/
Definitions of graveyard word
- noun graveyard a burial ground, often associated with smaller rural churches, as distinct from a larger urban or public cemetery. 1
- noun graveyard Informal. graveyard shift. 1
- noun graveyard a place in which obsolete or derelict objects are kept: an automobile graveyard. 1
- noun graveyard A burial ground, especially one beside a church. 1
- noun graveyard burial ground: for people 1
- noun graveyard dump: for objects 1
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Origin of graveyard
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; grave1 + yard2
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Parts of speech for Graveyard
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graveyard popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% 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".
graveyard usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for graveyard
noun graveyard
- cemetery — A cemetery is a place where dead people's bodies or their ashes are buried.
- burial ground — A burial ground is a place where bodies are buried, especially an ancient place.
- necropolis — a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
- boneyard — a cemetery; graveyard
- charnel house — A charnel house is a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored.
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