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English Dictionary: cemetery by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cemetery
n
  1. a tract of land used for burials [syn: cemetery, graveyard, burial site, burial ground, burying ground, memorial park, necropolis]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cemetery \Cem"e*ter*y\, n.; pl. {Cemeteries}. [L. cemeterium,
      Gr. [?] a sleeping chamber, burial place, fr. [?] to put to
      sleep.]
      A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a
      graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis.
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