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funeral Definition


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funeral
noun
    1. The ceremonial burial or cremation of a dead person.
      Thesaurus: burial, interment, obsequies, last rites, entombment, requiem, cremation, inhumation.
    2. colloq
      One's own problem, affair, etc.
      Example: That's his funeral
adj
    1. Relating to funerals.
Etymology: 19c as US slang in noun sense 2; 14c in sense 1: from Latin funeralia funeral rites.



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