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BER-ee-uh-l/ˈberiəl/

A burial is the act of placing a dead body in a grave: a burial site; burial at sea. Funeral is the ceremony; interment is a formal twin; cremation is the burning alternative. Date the burial in the parish record, then the plot if named. Mix-up: burial vs barrel (already in the dictionary); berry; do not write burial for a horror caption with no record.

Meaning

The act of placing a dead body in a grave.

Examples

• “Date the burial in the parish record, then the plot if named, not a horror caption.”
• “A burial mound featured on the OS extract, which is the archaeology sense — still name the period.”

Good to know

a burial site / ground; burial at sea; burial mound. Ceremony: funeral. Alternative: cremation. Formal: interment. Trap: barrel. History, RS, and geography. Putting a body in a grave — quote the register.

Near in meaning

interment, funeral, inhumation

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