Entombing and Exhumation

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Entombing noun - The act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place.

Usage example: the entombing of the pharaohs in the pyramids must have been a magnificent sight

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Exhumation is an antonym for entombing.

Nearby Words: entomb, entombment, entombed

Exhumation noun - The act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried.

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Entombing is an antonym for exhumation.

Nearby Words: exhume, exhumed, exhuming, exhumer

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