English dictionary

exhumation

/,/E/ks,h/j//U/'m/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried

noun.act

Synonyms digging up disinterment

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of exhuming that which has been buried; as, the <i>exhumation</i> of a body.

noun

Source: webster1913