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inhumation

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in·hume  (n-hym)
tr.v. in·humed, in·hum·ing, in·humes
To place in a grave; bury.

[French inhumer, from Old French, from Latin inhumre : in-, in; see in-2 + humus, earth; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]

inhu·mation n.
in·humer n.
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Noun1.inhumation - the ritual placing of a corpse in a graveinhumation - the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
funeral - a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral"
Translations
inhumation [ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪʃən] Ninhumación f
inhumation
n (form)Beisetzung f (form)


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Excavated between 1984 and 1989, the site yielded 1204 urns and 62 inhumations, together with boundary ditches and other features.
The ingredients are invariably provided by fallen "heroes" or slain adversaries: Chez les Medje, un chef, repute pour son courage, son adresse, ses connaissances dans l'art de la guerre, meurt-il, le cadavre est deterre quelques jours apres son inhumation et incinere.
In the case of Kudrukula, no complete skeletons have been found, the bones derive from either destroyed inhumation burials or partial burials.
 
 
 
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