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Meaning of "interment" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INTERMENT

interment  [ɪnˈtɜːmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTERMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Interment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INTERMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

interment

Burial

Burial or interment is the ritual act of placing a dead person or animal, and/or objects into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased or the object in it, and covering it over.

Definition of interment in the English dictionary

The definition of interment in the dictionary is burial, esp with ceremonial rites.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTERMENT


affirmant
əˈfɜːmənt
agreement
əˈɡriːmənt
averment
əˈvɜːmənt
calmant
ˈkɑːmənt
conferment
kənˈfɜːmənt
debarment
dɪˈbɑːmənt
deferment
dɪˈfɜːmənt
determent
dɪˈtɜːmənt
disagreement
ˌdɪsəˈɡriːmənt
disbarment
dɪsˈbɑːmənt
disinterment
ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜːmənt
dormant
ˈdɔːmənt
formant
ˈfɔːmənt
garment
ˈɡɑːmənt
informant
ɪnˈfɔːmənt
preferment
prɪˈfɜːmənt
reinterment
ˌriːɪnˈtɜːmənt
sarment
ˈsɑːmənt
Stormont
ˈstɔːmənt
undergarment
ˈʌndəˌɡɑːmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTERMENT

intermediate school
intermediate technology
intermediate treatment
intermediate vector boson
intermediate-acting
intermediate-level waste
intermediate-range ballistic missile
intermediately
intermediateness
intermediation
intermediator
intermediatory
intermedin
intermedium
intermembrane
intermenstrual
intermesh
intermetallic
intermezzi
intermezzo

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTERMENT

a visual impairment
accouterment
advertisement
betterment
bewilderment
decipherment
devourment
discolorment
discolourment
disempowerment
dismemberment
empowerment
endangerment
endearment
ferment
impairment
mental impairment
reckless endangerment
torment
visual impairment
wonderment

Synonyms and antonyms of interment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INTERMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «interment» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of interment

Translation of «interment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTERMENT

Find out the translation of interment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of interment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «interment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

安葬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

entierro
570 millions of speakers

English

interment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दफ़न
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدفن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

погребение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enterro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inhumation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Campur tangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beerdigung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

埋葬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

interment
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Interment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự chôn cất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புதைத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Interment
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

defin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inumazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pogrzeby
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поховання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înhumare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενταφιασμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

begrafnis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

begravning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

inter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of interment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERMENT»

The term «interment» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.381 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «interment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «interment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about interment

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTERMENT»

Discover the use of interment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to interment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sisters of interment: stories
Welcome to Allegory Falls, not your typical small town. This book, written and illustrated by Gary Bigelow, leads us into the twilight zone of characters who exist just outside reality. His stories are in turn gritty, funny, and touching.
Gary Bigelow, 1998
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Extramural interment and the Metropolitan sanitary ...
sir Richard Broun (bart.) search of an honest man, bears no comparison with Bishop Blomfield, in search of persons ' entirely above all private and selfish considerations.' Of all systems, that of an army of Central Functionaries for all sorts of ...
sir Richard Broun (bart.), 1852
3
An Address Delivered At The Interment Of Mrs. Harriet ...
Page 7: Changed hasiened to hastened (how readily would they have hasiened to your relief.) End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of An Address Delivered At The Interment Of Mrs. Harriet Storrs, Consort Of Rev. Richard S. Storrs, Braintree,  ...
John Thomas Codman
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Re-Interment of the Remains of Lady Alice Apsley Boteler, ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
James Hammond Trumbull, 2009
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A sermon delivered at the interment of the Reverend Jesse ...
president of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, who died Nov. 12, 1819, Æt. 47 Benjamin Tappan. SERMON, BELITKHED AT THE INTERMENT 4 01 TKS REVEREND JESSE APPLETON, D.D. A.A.S. PRESIDENT OF BOWDOIN ...
Benjamin Tappan, 1819
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A Sermon preached ... the Sabbath after the interment of the ...
SERMON PREACHED TO THE CONGREGATION AT THE <13me étmt mm, abrtnhnr 31, 1852” THE SABBATH AFTER THE INTERMENT OF HON. DANIEL WEBSTER. BY NEHEMIAH ADAMS, D.D. PASTOR 0P ESSEX smm CHURCH, ...
Nehemiah ADAMS, 1852
7
A discourse on the evangelical history, from the interment ...
Thomas Townson, Ralph Churton. 1 i DISCOURSE ON THE EVANGELICAL HISTORY, FROM THE INTERMENT to the.
Thomas Townson, Ralph Churton, 1793
8
Address at the Interment of Robert Ralston, Esq., August 13, ...
Ashbel Green. tians and citizens, will come forward and endeavour to fill the chasm? Who will emulate, and strive to imitate the character of the deceased? Who will take his place in the Bible Society, and labour as he did, to sustain its ...
Ashbel Green, 1836
9
The Christian's death-bed, a sermon, after the interment of ...
Oswald Sergeant. to God, and do works meet for repentance, to induce them to attend to the things which belong unto their peace, before tbey are hid from their eyes. But if there be any now before me to whom my reasonings on death have ...
Oswald Sergeant, 1840
10
Discourse delivered in Quincy, at the interment of John ...
Peter Whitney. deep and living principle, brightening to his view the dark avenue, that leads to immortality, and giving him a hope in the last hours of his earthly existence, which nothing else could inspire. They now part with one, who, till the  ...
Peter Whitney, 1826

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTERMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term interment is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Your Town: Meeting planned on registration process for interment at …
Meeting planned on veterans cemetery interment registration ... provide information about the pre-opening registration process for interment at ... «Monterey County Herald, Jul 15»
2
DEATH NOTICES: 17 July 2015 | Derry Now
Funeral from her late residence at 9.20am on Monday, 20th July, to St. Patrick's Church, Dungiven for 10.00am Requiem Mass with interment ... «Derry Now, Jul 15»
3
Alan P. Tyler, 79 - SoutholdLOCAL
... 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will follow at 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Calverton National Cemetery. «SoutholdLOCAL, Jul 15»
4
Death Notices - Daily Herald
Interment, Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be extended to the family at www.bermortuary.com. (801) 373-1841. Dorothy Delight Dalley ... «Daily Herald, Jul 15»
5
Robert W. Tartaglia - SoutholdLOCAL
A funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 12 p.m. July 20. Interment will follow at Calverton National Cemetery. The family asks that ... «SoutholdLOCAL, Jul 15»
6
Services for fallen Denver firefighter John Whelan to be held …
The service and interment will not be open to the public, however all friends and uniformed first responders are welcome. Members of the ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
7
John D. Shepherd, Jr. - Pal-Item
... at 12:00 noon on Saturday, July 18 at the Fountain City Wesleyan Church, 5600 US 27 North. Interment will follow in Willow Grove Cemetery. «Richmond, Jul 15»
8
Theola Reed | Ksst Radio
Interment will follow in the Ridgeway Cemetery, with Dan Hunt, Leslie Scott, Brandon Brewer, Benny Herman, Kelly Broyles, and Bobby Hill ... «KSST, Jul 15»
9
Death Notices 7-17 | Examiner Enterprise
Interment will be at AJ Powell Cemetery, Hominy. Arrangements are under the direction of McCartney's Johnson Funeral Home. Monte W. «Examiner Enterprise, Jul 15»
10
Louisville family dies in New Jersey crash - The Courier-Journal
A celebration of life service will begin there Saturday at 10 a.m. with interment to follow at Floydsburg Cemetery (Duncan Memorial) 6534 W ... «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Interment [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/interment>. Apr 2024 ».
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