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Meaning of CEMETERY

Pronunciation:  'semi`teree

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a tract of land used for burials
 

CEMETERY is a 8 letter word that starts with C.

 

 Synonyms: burial ground, burial site, burying ground, graveyard, memorial park, necropolis
 
 See Also: land site, potter's field, site

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cem"e*ter*y\, n.; pl. {Cemeteries}. [L. cemeterium,
Gr. ? a sleeping chamber, burial place, fr. ? to put to
sleep.]
A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a
graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis.

 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Dreaming that you are in a cemetery means sadness and unresolved grief.
 

 

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