EMBALMMENT

embalmment

(noun) preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

embalmment (countable and uncountable, plural embalmments)

The process of embalming.

Source: Wiktionary


Em*balm"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. embaumement.]

Definition: The act of embalming. [R.] Malone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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