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English noun: sepulture

1. sepulture (event) the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave


Synonymsburial, entombment, inhumation, interment


Broader (hypernym)funeral

2. sepulture (artifact) a chamber that is used as a grave


Synonymsburial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre


Broader (hypernym)chamber, grave, tomb


Narrower (hyponym)burial vault, crypt, mausoleum, monument, repository, vault


Instance hyponymHoly Sepulcher, Holy Sepulchre









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