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cemetery

The correct spelling is cemetery.

How to pronounce cemetery

/ˈsem.ɘˌtiɘɹ.i/
noun

IPA: /ˈsem.ɘˌtiɘɹ.i/

Say it like: Sem-ete-ree

The correct spelling is cemetery. A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.

Spelling pattern and memory trick

Pattern

Vowel ending

Why it happens

Cemetery uses -ery, not -ary, and has three E letters.

Memory trick: A cemetery is full of E letters: c-E-m-E-t-E-ry.

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