Definitions
a tract of land used for burials
Word origin
From Middle English cimiterie, from Old French cimitiere, from Medieval Latin cimitērium, from Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion), from κοιμάω (koimáō, “I put to sleep”); compare cœmeterium. Displaced Middle English charnel (“mass grave, cemetery”) and Old English līctūn (“cemetery”).
Used in a sentence
“The plain around was interspersed with cemeteries, Turk, Greek, and Armenian, with their growth of cypress trees...”
“[…] the cemetery – which people of shattering wit like Sampson never tired of calling ‘the dead centre of town’ […]”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Place for burials”8 letters
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