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funeral vs entombment

entombment vs funeral

funeral and entombment both are nouns.

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

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