Meanings
nounincineration (countable and uncountable, plural incinerations)
plural incinerations
- countableuncountableThe act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian изгаряне, кремиране
- изгаряне (izgarjane)the act of incinerating
- кремиране (kremirane)the act of incinerating
Chinese Mandarin 焚化
- 焚化 (fénhuà)the act of incinerating
Czech incinerace
- incineracethe act of incinerating
Finnish poltto, polttaminen
- polttothe act of incinerating
- polttaminenthe act of incinerating
French incinération
- incinérationthe act of incinerating
German Verbrennung
- Verbrennungthe act of incinerating
Greek αποτέφρωση
- αποτέφρωση (apotéfrosi)the act of incinerating
Italian termodistruzione
- termodistruzionethe act of incinerating
Korean 소각
- 소각 (sogak)the act of incinerating
Malay penunuan
- penunuanthe act of incinerating
Polish ciałopalenie, kremacja
- ciałopaleniethe act of incinerating
- kremacjathe act of incinerating
Russian сжига́ние, крема́ция
- сжига́ние (sžigánije)the act of incinerating
- крема́ция (kremácija)the act of incinerating
Swedish förbränning
- förbränningthe act of incinerating
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with incineration
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APA
incineration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incineration
MLA
“incineration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incineration. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incineration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incineration.
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