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interment noun See burial. USAGE interment, internment •Interment = burial ( interment will take place just after the funeral service). Internment = detention, especially of aliens in wartime ( the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II). Interment is sometimes, especially in obituaries, confounded with internment —e.g.: “Graveside ceremony and internment [read interment ] will be at Hillside Cemetery in Peekskill immediately following.” ( Times Union [Albany]; Aug. 22, 2000.).Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage. |