cemetery

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English

Alternative forms

• (archaic) cœmeterium, cœmetery
• (misspelling) cemetary

Etymology

From Middle English cimiterie, from Old French cimitiere, from Medieval Latin cimitērium, from Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion), from κοιμάω (koimáō, “I put to sleep”); compare cœmeterium. Displaced Old English līctūn.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɹi/, /ˈsɛm.əˌtɹi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɛɹ.i/, /ˈsɛm.əˌtɛɹ.i/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈsem.ɘˌtʃɹi/, /ˈsem.ɘˌtiəɹ.i/
• (African-American Vernacular) IPA^(key): [ˈsɪm.əˌtɛ.ɪ]

Noun

cemetery (plural cemeteries)

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

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:cemetery

Derived terms

Descendants

• Jamaican Creole: simitri

Translations

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