funeral

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/ˈfjuːnəɹəl/ English

Definitions

noun

A ceremony to honour and remember a deceased person. Often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.“Many mourners turned up at the local artist's funeral to pay homage.”
(chiefly in the plural) A funeral sermon.

adjective

Of or relating to a funeral.
Similar to a funeral in mood; dignified or solemn.

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Synonyms

funerary mortuary obsequies funereal undertaker interment cemetery graveyard buried burying burial grave bury casket salon fry

Associated

cortege pyre oration hearse eulogy procession crematorium cremation cremated coffin

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