"resting place" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: resting places [plural], resting-place [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English restyng place, restingplace, rystynge-place, restynge place, equivalent to resting + place. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|restyng place}} Middle English restyng place, {{af|en|resting|place}} resting + place Head templates: {{en-noun|head=resting place}} resting place (plural resting places)
  1. (euphemistic) A place where one is buried or laid to rest; a tomb. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Burial Translations (place where one is buried): leposija (Finnish), dernière demeure [feminine] (French), Ruhestätte [feminine] (German), Ruhestatt [feminine] (German), végső nyughely (Hungarian), sírhely (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-resting_place-en-noun-MmeFYYxX Disambiguation of Burial: 99 1 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'place where one is buried': 71 29
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see resting, place. A place where one rests or may rest. Translations (place where one rests or may rest): lepopaikka (Finnish), leposija (Finnish), lieu de repos [masculine] (French), Ruheplatz [masculine] (German), odmorište [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-resting_place-en-noun-EATTq-gL Disambiguation of 'place where one rests or may rest': 41 59

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Alternative forms

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