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Belly Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
"Church yard" vs" Gravelyard"
What is the difference between a church yard and a graveyard?
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A church yard is the enclosed area around a church. A grave yard is an enclosed aread containing burials. A church yard may or may not also be a grave yard.
- A church yard is the enclosed area around a church.
- A grave yard is an enclosed aread containing burials.
- A church yard may or may not also be a grave yard.
- A grave yard can [and often is] quite separate from a church.
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A church yard is the enclosed area around a church.
A grave yard is an enclosed aread containing burials.
A church yard may or may not also be a grave yard.
A grave yard can [and often is] quite separate from a church.
A grave yard is an enclosed aread containing burials.
A church yard may or may not also be a grave yard.
A grave yard can [and often is] quite separate from a church.
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Hi,
You might also want to consider the word 'cemetery', which I hear more often today than the term 'grave yard'.
Clive
You might also want to consider the word 'cemetery', which I hear more often today than the term 'grave yard'.
Clive
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CliveHi,Dictionaries probaby differ now, but traditionally (in England and early U.S.) I believe there was a distinction between "graveyard" (part of the prope
You might also want to consider the word 'cemetery', which I hear more often today than the term 'grave yard'.
Clive
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Yes, cemetery makes me think of a municipal burial place with no church.
Graveyard is the burial place around a church.
Churchyard may or may not have graves.
Graveyard is the burial place around a church.
Churchyard may or may not have graves.
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