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CHURCHYARD
churchyard, God's acre
(noun) the yard associated with a church
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
churchyard (plural churchyards)
A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
Synonyms
• (graveyard): see also cemetery.
• kirkyard (Scotland)
Source: Wiktionary
Church"yard`, n.
Definition: The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery. Like graves in the holy churchyard. Shak.
Syn.
– Burial place; burying ground; graveyard; necropolis; cemetery; God's acre.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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