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cemetery

/ˈseməˌteɹi/SEH-muh-teh-ree
/ˈsɛməˌtɛɹi/SEH-muh-teh-ree

Meaninga sleeping-place

Common meaning: a burial ground

Journey through time

  1. Greekkoimeterion‘a sleeping-place’source
  2. Late Latincoemeteriumsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa sleeping-place → a burial groundcemetery‘a burial ground’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek koimeterion ‘a sleeping-place’.

Roots

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