funeral
Americannoun
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the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
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a funeral procession.
adjective
idioms
noun
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a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
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( as modifier )
a funeral service
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a procession of people escorting a corpse to burial
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informal worry; concern; affair
that's your funeral
Other Word Forms
- prefuneral adjective
Etymology
Origin of funeral
1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin fūnerālis, equivalent to Latin fūner-, stem of fūnus funeral rites + -ālis -al 1; (noun), from early 16th cent., probably < Middle French funerailles < Medieval Latin fūnerālia, neuter plural of fūnerālis
Example Sentences
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"I've met people who were very upset about their travel plans, there were thousands of people in the airport, I met people who told me they were missing funerals," she said.
From BBC
Millersburg will be a hotbed of drama—and not all of it on the stage, where Richard will direct his mother’s funeral with the understatement of Cecil B. DeMille.
Her sister had visions of her future headstone, and her mother was known to fall into a dreamlike state and predict neighbors’ funerals weeks before their deaths took place.
From Literature
“I shot the funeral scene and went into tech rehearsals the next day. They’re such polar opposite characters, too.”
From Los Angeles Times
Pierce's permission to officiate – meaning he could legally lead services and carry out weddings or funerals – was suspended while this happened.
From BBC
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