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funeral vs burial

burial vs funeral

funeral and burial both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
funeral Yes No No No
burial Yes No No No
As nouns, burial is a hyponym of funeral; that is, burial is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than funeral:
  • funeral: a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
  • burial: the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
Other hyponyms of funeral include entombment, inhumation, interment, sepulture, sky burial.
funeral (noun) burial (noun)
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated concealing something under the ground
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
Difference between funeral and burial

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