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Exhume — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use
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Etymology: ex out of plus humus earth- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Merriam-Webster Editors
- YEAR
- 2026
- PUBLISHER
- Merriam-Webster
PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
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Is exhume literally structured as out of earth?
Yes at the Medieval Latin level: exhumare is formed from ex, out of, and humus, earth.
WORD UNDER REVIEWDISPUTE 302
exhume
/ɪɡˈzuːm/ · verb
To remove from burial or recover from obscurity; borrowed from Medieval Latin exhumare, literally a formation on ex, out of, and humus, earth.
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- CONFIDENCE
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- STATUS
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- LEGACY SOURCE SUMMARY
- Merriam-Webster explicitly publishes both components.
Both components are preserved as separate graph parents.