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# cemetery

noun (a cemetery, cemeteries)

«cemetery» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A cemetery is a large area of land, often with grass and trees, where dead people are buried in graves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cemetery/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories and everyday life a cemetery is a quiet, respectful place; people visit graves and leave flowers. In history lessons gravestones tell about people of the past. Phrases: «buried in the cemetery», «visit the cemetery».

### Examples

- Grandpa is buried in the cemetery near the church. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cemetery/#x1)
- We put flowers on Nan's grave in the cemetery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cemetery/#x2)
- Please walk quietly in the cemetery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cemetery/#x3)
- The old cemetery has stones with names on them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cemetery/#x4)
- The war cemetery has rows of white graves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cemetery/#x5)
- Some ghost stories are set in a cemetery at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cemetery/#x6)
- The iron railing looks like the gate of a cemetery, and there are brass knobs upon it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cemetery/#x7)

### Note

Plural: cemeteries (y → ies). Spelling trap: all e's — ce-me-te-ry, no a. A «graveyard» is often next to a church; a cemetery is a separate burial ground. Countable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cemetery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cemetery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cemetery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cemetery.html) on Mova free.