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(sem′ə·ter′ē) noun plural ·ter·ies
A place for the burial of the dead; formerly, a churchyard or a catacomb; now, usually, a large parklike enclosure, laid out and kept for purposes of interment. [<L cemeterium <Gk. koimētērion <koimaein put to sleep]
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