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Meanings of burial in English
Ritual act of placing a dead person into the ground.
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Examples for "buried"
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Calling the funeral issue a 'problem that cannot be buried'... What else?
2
X's where bodies where buried or simply left some eighty years ago.
3
Authorities later said Davis' body had been found buried under the debris.
4
They were buried in dust in the dark room in the clock-tower.
5
A year later, she buried what remained of her second daughter, Patricia.
1
They were interred together in the same grave at Écouis in 1512.
2
And thousands of thousands were interred there, in the ancient burial grounds.
3
Eight centuries' worth of interred paper bodies infused the air with spoor.
4
One year later, their bones were collected and permanently interred in ossuaries.
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There were a surprising number of octogenarians and even centenarians interred here.
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Makhanani was laid to rest on Sunday 22 December, the statement read.
2
For them, at least, the question has been partly laid to rest.
3
Makhanani was laid to rest on Sunday 22 December, the statement reads.
4
Two days had passed since the saint had been laid to rest.
5
Poor Bunny was quietly laid to rest, and the trap set again.
Catalan
enterrament Spanish
entierro 
Usage of burial in English
1
He said a mass burial was held on Sunday for health reasons.
2
Extended family members in Australia had taken responsibility for Mr Karami's burial.
3
US officials have given two reasons why a sea burial was chosen.
4
Mass burial for the victims of the attacks takes place in Christchurch.
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The lamentable burial took place in the evening as the shadows fell.
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And a quarter of a million dollars went way beyond burial costs.
7
Native American leaders said the construction had already disrupted sacred burial grounds.
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Lovell's funeral service and burial will be held on Thursday, police said.
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And thousands of thousands were interred there, in the ancient burial grounds.
10
However, Niu Yukiko has already been returned to her family for burial.
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And the simplest way, of course, was another death and sea burial.
12
Mr Dalley said a proper cremation and burial served a greater purpose.
13
But he indicated he wanted to decide the burial issue on Tuesday.
14
Hearses and helicopters lined up to transport the victims home for burial.
15
To both the Convention voted the honors of burial in the Pantheon.
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Local companies and two hospitals are sharing burial costs for the newborn.
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Common
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Common
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