Disinhumed

/ˌdɪsɪnˈhjuːmd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of disinhume; dug up or removed from burial.

Etymology

Regular past tense formation of disinhume by adding -ed to the verb stem.

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Famous disinhumed remains tell history's most dramatic stories—from Richard III's skeleton proving his hunchback to ancient pharaohs studied centuries later. Each disinterment is a deliberate reopening of the finality of death.

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