English Dictionary: cemetery | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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. |