embalmment

noun

Definition of embalmmentnext
as in funeral

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  1. funeral
  2. interment
  3. burial
Noun
  • Styles and his former bandmates attended Payne's funeral on Nov. 20.
    Clare Fisher, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Malik was in attendance at Payne's funeral on Wednesday, November 20, in Buckinghamshire, England.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of funeral
Noun
  • Following the service, interment will be at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery,134 S. Dana Court in Milwaukee.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
  • From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of interment
Noun
  • There will be a visitation at 10 a.m. and services and remembrances at 11 a.m. followed by an afternoon burial at Paradise Memorial Gardens near Shea Boulevard and 92nd Street in Scottsdale, Katsenes Pappas shared.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
  • In 2024, the Peabody Museum reported repatriating the remains of 13 individuals and 25 burial items to the Santa Ynez Reservation in California.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of burial
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