Plural of burial
regular plural
The plural of burial is burials.
Forms of burial
| Singular | burial /ˈbɛɹi.əl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | burials |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Burials in a sentence
- Intentional skull reshaping is found in burials across Asia, Europe and Mesoamerica.2023 August 18, Mindy Weisberger, “Long-standing mystery of modified human skulls in ancient Japan solved by new analysis”, in CNN. From the entry reshape
- Burials had been found north and south of Applecross, preserved in the soils of sandy coastal meadows known as machair.2023 February 24, “Bones under Highlands kitchen floor are Iron Age burial site”, in BBC News. From the entry machair
- If the layer of the offerings is contemporary with the burials, then these are the earliest of the nekropolis, dating to the early third quarter of the seventh century.2011, Alexandra[-Fani] Alexandridou, “Attic Early Black-figured Shapes”, in John M. Fossey, Angelo Geissen, editors, The Early…. From the entry necropolis
- The Bajau on the eastern coast of Sabah carry on their traditional connection to the water, living as sea gypsies and coming to shore only for burials.2011, Daniel White, Ron Emmons, Jennifer Eveland, Jen Lin-Liu, Frommer's Southeast Asia, page 569. From the entry Bajau
Meaning of burial
- noun The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
Questions about the plural of burial
- What is the plural of burial?
- The plural of burial is burials.
- Is burial countable?
- Burial is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: burial (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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