"mummification" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mummification.wav Forms: mummifications [plural]
Etymology: From mummify + -ication, after French momification. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mummify|ication}} mummify + -ication, {{der|en|fr|momification}} French momification Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mummification (countable and uncountable, plural mummifications)
  1. The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy. Tags: countable, uncountable Hypernyms: embalming Translations (the making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it): تَحْنِيط (taḥnīṭ) [masculine] (Arabic), мумуфициране (mumuficirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), momificació [feminine] (Catalan), mummificatie [feminine] (Dutch), mummificering [feminine] (Dutch), momification [feminine] (French), momificación [feminine] (Galician), mumifikálás (Hungarian), whakapakokotanga (Maori), mumifikacja [feminine] (Polish), mumifikowanie [neuter] (Polish), mumificação [feminine] (Portuguese), мумификация (mumifikacija) [feminine] (Russian), momificación [feminine] (Spanish), mumifiering [common-gender] (Swedish), mumifikation [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-mummification-en-noun-eOYXnUet Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ication, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ication: 63 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'the making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it': 93 7
  2. (BDSM) The practice of wrapping a person's arms, torso, and legs in order to restrict their movement. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mummification-en-noun-jBIr8Vbi Categories (other): BDSM, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 40 60 Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality

Inflected forms

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