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funeral

[fyoo-ner-uhl]

noun

  1. the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.

  2. a funeral procession.



adjective

  1. of or relating to a funeral.

    funeral services; funeral expenses.

funeral

/ ˈːəə /

noun

    1. a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

    2. ( as modifier )

      a funeral service

  1. a procession of people escorting a corpse to burial

  2. informalworry; concern; affair

    that's your funeral

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • prefuneral adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of funeral1

1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin ūԱ, equivalent to Latin ūԱ-, stem of ūԳܲ funeral rites + - -al 1; (noun), from early 16th cent., probably < Middle French funerailles < Medieval Latin ūԱ, neuter plural of ūԱ
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of funeral1

C14: from Medieval Latin ūԱ , from Late Latin ūԱ (adj), from Latin ūԳܲ funeral
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. be someone's funeral, to have unpleasant consequences for someone.

    If you don't finish the work on time, it will be your funeral!

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Truthfully, Dever, 28, didn’t want to leave home after her mother’s funeral.

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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.

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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.

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"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."

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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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