"terramation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: terramations [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Latin terra (“earth”) + cremation. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|terra|cremation|lang1=la|t1=earth}} Blend of Latin terra (“earth”) + cremation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} terramation (countable and uncountable, plural terramations)
  1. (neologism) A process for the final disposition of human remains in which microbes convert a deceased body into compost. Tags: countable, neologism, uncountable Synonyms: human composting, organic reduction, recomposition Derived forms: terramate Translations (Translations): vainajan kompostointi (Finnish), terramaatio (Finnish), terramation [feminine] (French), humusation [feminine] (French), compostage humain [masculine] (French), Reerdigung [feminine] (German), Terramation [Swiss, feminine] (German), Rekomposition [rare] (German), menschliche Kompostierung [feminine] (German)

Inflected forms

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