Meanings
nounentombment (plural entombments)
plural entombments · alternative intombment
- The act of entombing or the state of being entombed
- The decommissioning of a radioactive site by encasing it in concrete
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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APA
entombment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entombment
MLA
“entombment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entombment. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entombment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entombment.
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