Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inhumation

/ɪn.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: in-hu-ma-tion
IPA: /ɪn.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of burial.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""Cremation versus Inhumation" was the subject considered at the meeting of the Nineteenth Century Club at the residence of Mr. Courtlandt Palmer, No. 117 East One Hundred and Seventeenth-street, last evening."
"Stampolidis's team has unearthed three types of Iron Age burials at Orthi Petra . . . dating from the ninth to the seventh century B.C.: pithos (large ceramic jar) burials, cremations, and basic inhumations."

Etymology

Etymology tree English inhume Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English inhumation From inhume + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

inhumations (plural)

Derived Forms

inhumationist

Synonyms

burial entombment interment sepulture

Antonyms

disinterment exhumation

Questions

How do you pronounce inhumation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪn.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/.
What does inhumation mean?: The act of burial.
Where does inhumation come from?: Etymology tree English inhume Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English inhumation From inhume + -ation.

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