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disinterment

di·sin·ter·ment

UK/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtɜː.mənt/ US/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtɝː.mənt/ uncommon

noun

1.

the act of digging up something (especially a corpse) that has been buried

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Origin

From disinter + -ment.

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