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Exhumation   /ɛkshjˌumˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Exhumation

noun
1.
The act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried.  Synonyms: digging up, disinterment.






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"Exhumation" Quotes from Famous Books



... sacred name of common sense did no one ever take steps to make certain?" asked Spargo. "Why didn't they get an order for exhumation?" ...
— The Middle Temple Murder • J.S. Fletcher

... seemed absolutely the walking accompaniments of the crowd, so suddenly did they appear upon the field of action; and the work of exhumation was begun with a vigor that speedily covered nearly half of the street with mud and paving-stones. Parties relieved each other at the task, and ere half an hour a hole capable of containing a mail-coach was yawning in one of the most frequented thoroughfares of Dublin. Meanwhile, ...
— Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2) • Charles Lever



Words linked to "Exhumation" :   human activity, act, human action, exhume, deed



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