Meanings
nounhumation (plural humations)
plural humations
- archaicburial, internment, inhumation; by association, death
Origin
Latin humatio, French humare "to inter", compare French humus "earth"
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French inhumation
- inhumationburial, internment, inhumation
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APA
humation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humation
MLA
“humation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humation.
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