INCINERATION

incineration

(noun) the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

incineration (countable and uncountable, plural incinerations)

The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.

Source: Wiktionary


In*cin`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. incineratio: cf. F. incinération.]

Definition: The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation. The phenix kind, Of whose incineration, There riseth a new creation. Skelton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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