noun
reburial
ree-BAIR-ee-ul/ˌriˈbɛriəl/
The act of burying human remains again.
The workers lower the old coffin into a new grave for reburial.
Etymology
Burial's ancestor named a tomb; the noun later came to name the act of burying. Re- repeats that act, here for remains being buried in a new place.
In context
this record here is the reburial record so he's now been moved to the Holton Canadian military cemetery in Holland
More examples
- The family arranges a reburial so their grandparents can rest together.
- Moving the remains to another cemetery for reburial requires a permit.
- Flood damage to the cemetery forces several reburials on higher ground.
Forms
reburial · reburials
rebury verb — to bury remains again
burial noun — the act of placing remains in the ground
Similar words
- burial
- Does not specify whether the remains have been buried before.
- interment
- A formal term for burial, whether first or repeated.