exhumation
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ex·hume
(ĭg-zo͞om′, -zyo͞om′, ĭk-syo͞om′, ĕks-hyo͞om′)tr.v. ex·humed, ex·hum·ing, ex·humes
1. To remove from a grave; disinter.
2. To bring to light, especially after a period of obscurity.
[French exhumer, from Medieval Latin exhumāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin humus, ground; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]
ex′hu·ma′tion (ĕg′zyo͞o-mā′shən, ĕks′hyo͞o-) n.
ex·hum′er n.
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Noun | 1. | exhumation - the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried |
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Translations
إسْتِخْراج جُثَّه من قَبْر
opgravning
exhumálás
uppgröftur
ekshumacja
exhumácia
mezardan çıkarma
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exhumation
n → Exhumierung f
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exhume
(igˈzjuːm) verb to dig out (especially a body from a grave).
exhumation (eksjuˈmeiʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
exhumation
n. exhumación, desenterramiento.
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