Burial
Burial noun - A final resting place for a dead person.
Usage example: archaeologically significant artifacts, such as stone tools, have been discovered in Neanderthal burials
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Synonyms for Burial
Crypt and burial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Crypt" instead a noun "Burial".
Nearby Word: buried
Crypt
Crypt noun - An underground burial chamber.
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Synonyms for Crypt
Nearby Word: cryptic
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Late in Aunt Dimity: Snowbound, the trio of "lost" hikers finds one in the family crypt, in a faux burial chamber designed to safeguard the Peacock Parure.
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In The Curse of Monkey Island, Guybrush has to fake his death with a paralysing drink in order to get into a crypt by way of burial.
Source: Waking Up at the Morgue
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