graveyard

noun

grave·​yard ˈgrāv-ˌyärd How to pronounce graveyard (audio)
Synonyms of graveyardnext
1
: cemetery
2
: something resembling a graveyard
an automobile graveyard

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reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone
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My irritation was not with the charge itself but with how some of the commentaries about it invoked as evidence Vance’s wish to be buried in the country graveyard where generations of his ancestors already rest. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 The second group then needs to run to the graveyard and match the head with the scream issuing from the grave. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 Kumari plays Sahibjaan, born in a graveyard to a courtesan who was spurned by her husband’s aristocratic family. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 Led by various instructors, the practice uses the graveyard setting to demystify death, reduce stress and teach participants how to live more consciously. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for graveyard

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First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of graveyard was in 1761

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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graveyard. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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