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entombment

/ɪnˈtuːm.mənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
en-tomb-ment
IPA
/ɪnˈtuːm.mənt/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of entombing or the state of being entombed

noun

The decommissioning of a radioactive site by encasing it in concrete

Etymology

Etymology tree English entomb Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entombment From entomb + -ment.

Inflected Forms

entombments (plural) intombment (alternative)

Synonyms

burial inhumation interment sepulture

Questions

How do you pronounce entombment?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtuːm.mənt/.
What does entombment mean?
The act of entombing or the state of being entombed
Where does entombment come from?
Etymology tree English entomb Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entombment From entomb + -ment.

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