reexhumation

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noun

A second or subsequent exhumation.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

nounreexhumation (countable and uncountable, plural reexhumations)

plural reexhumations

  1. countableuncountableA second or subsequent exhumation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishexhumation
  7. Englishreexhumation

From re- + exhumation.

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Translations

Italian riesumazione
  • riesumazionesecond exhumation
Cite this entry
APA

reexhumation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reexhumation

MLA

“reexhumation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reexhumation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reexhumation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reexhumation.

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