Exhumation and Sepulture

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

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Sepulture is an antonym for exhumation.

Nearby Words: exhume, exhumed, exhuming, exhumer

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

Usage example: the final sepulture of the body had to wait until the ground thawed

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Exhumation is an antonym for sepulture.

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