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inhumation (n.)

"act of burying in the ground" (as opposed to cremation), 1630s, noun of action from inhume "to bury," literally "to put into the ground," from in- "in" (from PIE root *en "in") + humus "earth, soil" (see humus).

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Definitions of inhumation from WordNet

inhumation (n.)
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave;
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