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cemetery

/ˈsɛmɪtəri/

/ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri/

Translations

cemeterynoun

cemeteries

/ˈsɛmɪtəri/

/ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri/

The cemetery was filled with rows of old gravestones, each telling a story of the past.

Le cimetière était rempli de rangées d'anciennes pierres tombales, chacune racontant une histoire du passé.

Additional translations

cimetièreAu sens figuré, pour un lieu où l'on abandonne des objets hors d'usage.

Synonyms

burial ground

memorial park

cemeteryadjective

/ˈsɛm.ɪ.tri/

/ˈsɛ.məˌtɛr.i/

Used attributively before another noun, e.g., "cemetery fence"

Additional translations

cimétérialRare et littéraire.

cemeterynoun

A burial ground; a place where the dead are buried.

The cemetery was filled with rows of old gravestones, each telling a story of the past.

A place where things that are no longer useful are left or stored; a repository for discarded objects.

The coastal bay became a cemetery for abandoned ships.

cemeteryadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a cemetery.

She walked along the cemetery path in quiet reflection.