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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbury

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
un-bury
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dig up, to remove from the ground.

Etymology

From Middle English unburien, unbirien, from Old English *unbyrġan (compare Old English unbyrġed (“unburied”)), equivalent to un- + bury.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

unburies (present, singular) unburying (participle, present) unburied (participle, past) unburied (past)

Frequently Paired Words

unburial

Questions

What does unbury mean?
To dig up, to remove from the ground.
Where does unbury come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce unbury

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