entombment
noun
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Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtuːm.mənt/ / /ɛnˈtuːm.mənt/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English entomb Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entombment From entomb + -ment.
- The act of entombing or the state of being entombed
- The decommissioning of a radioactive site by encasing it in concrete