cemetery

/ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri/

nouncem · e · ter · y

Remember: **cemETERY** has **ET** in the middle—think “**E**very **T**omb is **E**ver **R**emembered, **Y**et.”

Yes, it's cemetery. Don’t write **-ary**: it’s **cemetery** with **-ery** at the end (…**ter + y**).

Definition

  1. nouna place where dead people are buried; a burial ground

Examples

  • We visited the cemetery to place flowers on our grandfather’s grave.
  • The old cemetery on the hill has weathered stones and tall trees.
  • Please be quiet when you walk through a cemetery out of respect.

Synonyms

graveyardburial groundnecropolismemorial parkchurchyard

Translations

ES cementerioPT cemitérioFR cimetière

Common misspellings

cemetarycemeteryycemetrycemetery

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