Definition of 'sepulture'
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sepulture in American English
(ˈsepəltʃər)
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sepultural (səˈpʌltʃərəl) adjective
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[1250–1300; ME ‹ OF ‹ L sepultūra, equiv. to sepult(us) (ptp. of sepelīre to bury) + -ūra -ure]Trends of
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