cremation

C2+ Topic:The Human Body

US /krɪˈmeɪʃən/ UK /krɪˈmeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the disposal of a dead body by burning it to ashes

They chose cremation and scattered the ashes at sea.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the disposal of a dead body... incinerationburning

Opposites

burial intermentinhumation

Word family

Related forms crematecrematorycrematorium

Etymology

From Latin 'cremātiō', from 'cremāre' ('to burn, consume by fire').

cremātiō Latin cremāre Latin

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Topics

The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives

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# cremation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /krɪˈmeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /krɪˈmeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the disposal of a dead body by burning it to ashes

## Examples
- They chose cremation and scattered the ashes at sea.

## Synonyms
- incineration
- burning

## Antonyms
- burial
- interment
- inhumation

## Related Forms
- cremate
- crematory
- crematorium

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cremātiō
- Root: cremāre

## Etymology
From Latin 'cremātiō', from 'cremāre' ('to burn, consume by fire').

## AI Etymology
Cremation is from Latin 'cremātiō', from 'cremāre' ('to burn, consume by fire'). The ancestry passes through Latin cremātiō and Latin cremāre. In present use as a noun, it means "the disposal of a dead body by burning it to ashes", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include cremate, crematory, and crematorium. Its contrast set includes burial, interment, and inhumation, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word. The surrounding word family keeps the same base visible in cremate, crematory, and crematorium, showing how the headword belongs to a larger cluster rather than standing alone.

## Topics
- The Human Body
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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