Meaning
The act of entombing or the state of being entombed
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
burialinhumationintermentsepulturefuneral
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2018, 2021, 2022.