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burial
burial /ˈberiəl/ noun [uncountable and countable]
 Word Family: verb: bury; noun: burial; adjective: buried
 Date: 1400-1500
 Origin: burial 'place where a body is buried' (13-17 centuries), from Old English byrgels
1. the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave
2. the act of burying something in the ground
    burial of
    the burial of solid waste