noun
Meaning 1
A burial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
burying
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CMU ARPABET: B EH1 R IY0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of bury
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 3
concealing something under the ground
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: burial
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: concealment, concealing, hiding
Narrower terms: reburying, reburial
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English biryinge, buryinge; by surface analysis, bury + ing.
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