funeral
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1.9
- noun
- /ˈfjuːnərəl/
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funeral
- Thank you all for coming to the funeral of my brother Mario.
- attend a funeral
- a funeral oration
- a funeral service
And then I'm speaking at his funeral and I fall apart.
- And then I'm speaking at his funeral and I fall apart.
- So you've got parents now planning funerals rather than futures.
- Dearly beloved, welcome to the funeral of planet Earth.
- You go to a funeral that you don't know anyone.
- Yeah, regardless of his funeral, yes, we promise each other.
- Tomorrow is my mother's funeral in here in the studio.
- Well, today, as you know, is the funeral of Freddie Gray.
- No other comments besides there wasn't a funeral, just a viewing.
- And I'll see him at my son's funeral in May.
- That church, the funeral was for a lady who is my aunt.
- And Joe was at the funeral of her uncle.
- It's hey, I'm having a a my funeral to celebrate my life.
Examples
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Maybe you'd better stay home and rest up for the funeral.
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Still, Mac Smith had his reasons for attending the funeral, including the adages.
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And Joe was at the funeral of her uncle.
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- Have you ever planned a funeral before?
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I want a military funeral.
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Tomorrow is my mother's funeral in here in the studio.
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Then they will give him a fine funeral with military honors.
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In my ideal world, there wouldn't have to be a funeral, would there?
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Well, today, as you know, is the funeral of Freddie Gray.
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We gathered to honor her life at the funeral held in the local church.
Synonyms
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3.5
The act of placing a dead body in a grave, often with a ceremony
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4.3
The burning of a dead body until it becomes ashes, usually as part of a funeral
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8.4
The act of placing a dead body in a grave after a funeral
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8.9
The act of placing a dead body in a tomb or grave during a funeral
A ceremony held for a dead person to honour them
Idioms
- Informal
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8.8
Very likely to arrive after the expected time because they are often not on time
Compounds
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3.4
A place where people prepare a dead body for burial or cremation and say goodbye
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3.4
A place where dead people are kept and prepared before burial or cremation for family to visit and pay respects
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3.2
A room or building where friends and family see the dead person and say goodbye before the funeral
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Funeral comes from the old Latin word funus, which meant 'burial' or the rites for someone who had died. So a funeral is the ceremony where people honour and bury or burn a person who has died.