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INHUMATION

\ɪnhjuːmˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɪnhjuːmˈe‍ɪʃən], \ɪ_n_h_j_uː_m_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of INHUMATION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The act of inhuming or burying; interment.
Arenation.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The act of inhuming or burying; interment.
Arenation.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

See Inter.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

See Inter.
The act of burying; interment.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

The act of burying; interment.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

The act of burying; interment.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

This belongs to the subject of medical police. Also, digestion of substances in earth or dung. See Arenatio.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

The process of burial. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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