"burying ground" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: burying grounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} burying ground (plural burying grounds)
  1. (now rare) A burial ground; a graveyard or cemetery. Tags: archaic Synonyms: burying-ground
    Sense id: en-burying_ground-en-noun-aBgv4m5r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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