ENTOMBMENT

burial, entombment, inhumation, interment, sepulture

(noun) the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

entombment (plural entombments)

The act of entombing or the state of being entombed

The decommissioning of a radioactive site by encasing it in concrete

Source: Wiktionary


En*tomb"ment, n.

Definition: The act of entombing or burying, or state of being entombed; burial. Barrow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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