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Definition of
cemetery noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
cemetery
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈsɛməˌtɛri
/
/
(
pl.
cemeteries
)
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an area of land used for burying dead people, especially one that is not beside a church
compare
churchyard
,
graveyard
See
cemetery
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