Meaning & use
interment service
A ceremony held at the burial of a deceased person's body or ashes.
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The family held a private interment service at the cemetery after the funeral.
Full military honors were given during the veteran's solemn interment service.
A note on using this word
Interment refers specifically to burial, and should not be confused with internment, which means confinement or imprisonment.
Words with a similar meaning
burial service
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