Cemetery

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈsÉ›.məˌtɹi/
• US IPA: /ˈsÉ›.məˌtÉ›.ɹi/

Alternative forms

• cÅ“meterium history
• cÅ“metery archaic

Origin

From Middle English cimiterie, from Old French cimitiere, from Medieval Latin cimitērium, from Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον, from κοιμάω (koimaō, "I put to sleep"); compare cœmeterium.

Full definition of cemetery

Noun

1. A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.

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