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- Dictionaryfu·ner·al/ˈfyo͞on(ə)rəl/
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- 1. the ceremonies honoring a dead person, typically involving burial or cremation: "in the afternoon, he'd attended a funeral" Similar Opposite
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noun. 1. : the observances held for a dead person usually before burial or cremation. 2. chiefly dialectal : a funeral sermon. 3. : a funeral procession. 4. : an end of something's existence. 5. : a matter of concern to one : worry. if you flunk, it's your funeral. Synonyms. Adjective. aching. agonized. anguished. bemoaning.
a (usually religious) ceremony for burying or burning the body of a dead person: hold a funeral The funeral will be held next Friday. Over 300 mourners attended the funeral. funeral procession Thousands lined the streets to watch the funeral procession pass by. Fewer examples. She looked remarkably composed throughout the funeral.
Funeral definition: the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.. See examples of FUNERAL used in a sentence.
noun. /ˈfjuːnərəl/ Idioms. a ceremony, often a religious one, for burying or cremating (= burning) a dead person. Hundreds of people attended the funeral. a funeral procession. a funeral march (= a sad piece of music suitable for funerals) Extra Examples. Topics Religion and festivals c1, Life stages c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
A funeral is the ceremony held when the body of someone who has died is buried or cremated.
a ceremony for burying or burning the body of a dead person: The funeral will be held next Friday. Fewer examples. a funeral procession. I'm going to the funeral of an old friend tomorrow. We've got to make the funeral arrangements. Her brother spoke at the funeral service in St Paul's Cathedral. Her funeral was held at Gorebridge Parish Church.
1. a. a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated. b. (as modifier): a funeral service. 2. a procession of people escorting a corpse to burial. 3. informal worry; concern; affair: that's your funeral. [C14: from Medieval Latin fūnerālia, from Late Latin fūnerālis (adj), from Latin fūnus funeral]
noun. /ˈfyunərəl/ a ceremony, usually a religious one, for burying or cremating (= burning) a dead person Hundreds of people attended the funeral. a funeral procession a funeral march (= a sad piece of music suitable for funerals) Definitions on the go.
funeral meaning, definition, what is funeral: a religious ceremony for burying or crem...: Learn more.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word funeral mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word funeral, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word funeral?
