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sepulture vs tomb

tomb vs sepulture

sepulture and tomb both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sepulture Yes No No No
tomb Yes No No No
As nouns, tomb is a hypernym of sepulture; that is, tomb is a word with a broader meaning than sepulture:
  • sepulture: a chamber that is used as a grave
  • tomb: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
Other hypernyms of sepulture include chamber, grave.
sepulture (noun) tomb (noun)
a chamber that is used as a grave a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
Difference between sepulture and tomb

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