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disinterment

/dɪsˈɪntərmənt/ noun · British & US
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What does disinterment mean?

noun

The act of exhuming a corpse, especially for reburial or examination. The process of removing a corpse from a grave.

Example

"The archaeologists performed a disinterment to study the remains of the ancient civilization."

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