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nounThe act of digging up that which has been buried.
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nounthe act of digging something up out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
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Bulgarian изра́вяне, ексхума́ция
- изра́вяне (izrávjane)the act of digging up that which has been buried
- ексхума́ция (ekshumácija)the act of digging up that which has been buried
Catalan exhumació
- exhumacióthe act of digging up that which has been buried
Chinese Mandarin 發掘 /发掘
- 發掘 /发掘 (fājué)the act of digging up that which has been buried
Czech exhumace
- exhumacethe act of digging up that which has been buried
Finnish ylös kaivaminen, ekshumaatio
- ylös kaivaminenthe act of digging up that which has been buried
- ekshumaatiothe act of digging up that which has been buried
French exhumation
- exhumationthe act of digging up that which has been buried
German Exhumierung, Enterdigung
- Exhumierungthe act of digging up that which has been buried
- Enterdigungthe act of digging up that which has been buried
Greek εκταφή
- εκταφή (ektafí)the act of digging up that which has been buried
Hebrew הוֹצָאָה מִן הַקֶּבֶר
- הוֹצָאָה מִן הַקֶּבֶר (hotsa'á min hakéver)the act of digging up that which has been buried
Hungarian kihantolás, exhumálás
- kihantolásthe act of digging up that which has been buried
- exhumálásthe act of digging up that which has been buried
Indonesian ekshumasi
- ekshumasithe act of digging up that which has been buried
Irish dí-adhlacadh
- dí-adhlacadhthe act of digging up that which has been buried
Italian esumazione
- esumazionethe act of digging up that which has been buried
Japanese 発掘
- 発掘 (hakkutsu)the act of digging up that which has been buried
Korean 발굴
- 발굴 (balgul)the act of digging up that which has been buried
Māori hahunga, ehunga
- hahungathe act of digging up that which has been buried
- ehungathe act of digging up that which has been buried
Polish ekshumacja
- ekshumacjathe act of digging up that which has been buried
Portuguese exumação
- exumaçãothe act of digging up that which has been buried
Romanian exhumare
- exhumarethe act of digging up that which has been buried
Russian эксгума́ция, выка́пывание
- эксгума́ция (eksgumácija)the act of digging up that which has been buried
- выка́пывание (vykápyvanije)the act of digging up that which has been buried
Slovak exhumácia
- exhumáciathe act of digging up that which has been buried
Spanish exhumación
- exhumaciónthe act of digging up that which has been buried
Turkish ekshumasyon
- ekshumasyonthe act of digging up that which has been buried
Ukrainian ексгума́ція, вико́пування
- ексгума́ція (ekshumácija)the act of digging up that which has been buried
- вико́пування (vykópuvannja)the act of digging up that which has been buried
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exhumation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhumation
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“exhumation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhumation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exhumation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhumation.
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