inhumation

== English == === Etymology === From inhume +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪn.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/ === Noun === inhumation (countable and uncountable, plural inhumations) The act of burial. The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed. (medicine) Arenation. ==== Synonyms ==== burial, entombment, interment ==== Antonyms ==== disinterment, exhumation ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From inhumer +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.ny.ma.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === inhumation f (plural inhumations) inhumation Synonym: mise en terre Coordinate term: exhumation === Further reading === “inhumation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012