funeral music
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- noun
- /ˈfjuːnərəl ˈmjuːzɪk/
:
música fúnebre
- As the casket was lowered into the ground, the funeral music poignantly filled the air, reflecting the sadness of the moment.
Examples
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I hate funeral music.
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Yeah, that's wonderful if you like funeral music.
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I seem to be writing a lot of funeral music.
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Wrote some great funeral music.
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Listening to this funeral music for one.
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Adele's 'Someone Like You' might have been an international chart success, but it's now entered at number 22 on the funeral music chart.
Blog text (26) -
The song is similar to the funeral music played at an Indian funeral I attended last year (not Hindu).
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There is a momentary burst of distant church funeral music as they enter, as if we are overhearing music from where they came from.
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During the memorial service, the funeral music created a solemn atmosphere as friends and family gathered to remember the deceased.
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The priest chose classical pieces of funeral music to accompany the ceremony, providing a respectful tribute to the life that was lost.
Synonyms
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A musical piece sung at a funeral to honor the dead
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A slow sad song for people who have died
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Music sung or played during Christian services
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Slow, sad music played during a funeral procession
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Slow, solemn music played at funerals and memorial services
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A song or poem that expresses sadness for someone who has died
How Solemn
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'music played during a funeral ceremony' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'funeral' (a ceremony for the dead) with 'music' (organized sounds), following a common noun–noun modification pattern. This concept and construction are cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Funeral music comes from the simple idea of music used at a funeral: slow, quiet songs that help people say goodbye. That's why funeral music means 'music played during a funeral' and is often solemn or sad.