funeral residence
- noun
- /ˈfjuːnərəl ˈrɛzɪdəns/
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casa funeraria
- The family gathered at the funeral residence to share memories of their loved one.
Examples
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Many friends came to the funeral residence to pay their respects and offer condolences.
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The funeral residence was filled with flowers.
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A viewing will be held at the local funeral residence tomorrow evening.
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Many friends visited the funeral residence to pay their respects.
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Many friends came to the funeral residence to pay their respects and offer condolences.
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The family gathered at the funeral residence to share memories of their loved one.
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A viewing will be held at the local funeral residence tomorrow evening.
Synonyms
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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
Morphology
The components 'funeral' (a ceremony for the dead) and 'residence' (a place where someone lives) together signal a place associated with funerals, so a learner could reasonably infer it denotes a location where people gather for mourning. However, 'residence' usually implies living and the expression is not the common English collocation (native speakers say 'funeral home' or 'mortuary'), so the exact sense and naturalness are partly unpredictable.
Etymology
Funeral residence paints a simple picture: funeral means the service for someone who has died, and residence means a house or home. So, funeral residence is a house-like place where the dead are kept and people come 'to pay their respects'.