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/tɔ̃b/
Translation
grave, tomb
Word origin
From Late Latin tumba, borrowed from Greek tumbos ('burial mound, tomb').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- tumbos
- English cognates
- tomb, tumulus
Grammar
Examples
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She went to pray at her mother's grave.
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The grave was covered with fresh flowers.
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He stays silent as the grave.
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We laid flowers on my grandfather's grave.
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We put flowers on my grandfather's grave.
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