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funeral
[fyoo-ner-uhl]
noun
the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
a funeral procession.
adjective
of or relating to a funeral.
funeral services; funeral expenses.
funeral
/ ˈːəə /
noun
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
( as modifier )
a funeral service
a procession of people escorting a corpse to burial
informalworry; concern; affair
that's your funeral
Other Word Forms
- prefuneral adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of funeral1
Idioms and Phrases
be someone's funeral, to have unpleasant consequences for someone.
If you don't finish the work on time, it will be your funeral!
Example Sentences
Truthfully, Dever, 28, didn’t want to leave home after her mother’s funeral.
But a spokesperson for the Lungu family confirmed that an agreement had been reached with the government that allowed for Hichilema to preside over a state funeral next Sunday.
He had also worked back in Minnesota for a major food distributor, a convenience store chain and for two funeral services businesses, according to his online profile.
"I don't know how to respond yet. I'm sad to say this. I'm waiting for your funeral, I love you and knew this day would come."
At Kian's funeral, the boy's mother was overheard in a video telling mourners: "Hear it from me myself on how the shooting happened, so they can't say it was by terrorists, because they're lying."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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