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Sepulture (noun) means (formal) The act of burying a dead body.

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(formal) The act of burying a dead body.
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Etymology

Came from Middle English sepulture, sepultur, from Old French sepulture, from Latin sepultura.

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What is the meaning of sepulture?
"sepulture" (noun) means (formal) The act of burying a dead body.
What is another word for sepulture?
Other words for "sepulture" include sepulcher, entombment, interment, inhumation, sepulchre, burial.
What is the opposite of sepulture?
The opposite of "sepulture" is exhumation.

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