Relating to or belonging to a cemetery; having qualities associated with burial grounds.
Derived from 'cemetery' (Greek 'koimeterion,' sleeping place) plus the Latin-derived suffix '-ial' meaning 'of or relating to.' This adjective form emerged in English to describe cemetery-related characteristics.
Victorian literature used 'cemeterial' constantly to create gothic atmosphere—'cemeterial gloom' and 'cemeterial silence' became go-to phrases for spooky scenes!
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