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graveyard

/ˈɡɹeɪvˌjɑɹd/ noun

In Latin: coemeterium, sepulcrētum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about graveyard at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A tract of land used for burials.

Origin

From grave + yard. Compare West Frisian begraafplak (“graveyard”), Dutch begraafplaats (“graveyard”), Norwegian gravplass (“graveyard”).

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