reburial
noun
re·buri·al (ˌ)rē-ˈber-ē-əl 
-ˈbe-rē-,
also -ˈbər-ē-
plural reburials
: the act or an instance of burying something for a second or subsequent time
Intact bones and fragments were secured and now await reburial at the site or nearby.
Adam Parker
Adam Parker
Word History
First Known Use
1710, in the meaning defined above
reburial
noun
as in reinterment
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- reinterment
- funeral
- interment
- burying
- inurnment
- interring
- entombment
- embalmment
- obsequies
- inhumation
- burial
- entombing
- sepulture
- immurement
- obsequy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- exhumation
- disinterment
- cremation
- unearthing