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单词 cemetery
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cem•e•ter•y /ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ies. 
  1. a burial ground for dead people:We visited her grave in the town cemetery.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cem•e•ter•y  (semi ter′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ter•ies. 
  1. an area set apart for or containing graves, tombs, or funeral urns, esp. one that is not a churchyard;
    burial ground;
    graveyard.
  • Greek koimēté̄rion a sleeping place, equivalent. to koimē- (variant stem of koimân to put to sleep) + -tērion suffix of locality
  • Late Latin coemētērium
  • late Middle English 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cemetery /ˈsɛmɪtrɪ/ n ( pl -teries)
  1. a place where the dead are buried, esp one not attached to a church
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin coemētērium, from Greek koimētērion room for sleeping, from koiman to put to sleep
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