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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. informal.
    worry; concern; affair

    that's your funeral

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  • ·ڳn· adjective
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yvlog 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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yvlog 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

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

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

More idioms and phrases containing funeral

see it's your funeral .
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Example Sentences

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I was at a funeral of some of the victims of the pagers when there was a loud blast.

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The family is seeking $10 million for pain and suffering, funeral costs and other expenses stemming from Allen’s death.

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In an online fundraiser to help cover Buzzetta’s medical fees and funeral expenses, her family described her as determined, tenacious, insightful and kind, with a crazy sense of humor and an infectious laugh.

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Gaza's paramedics carried their own colleagues to their funerals earlier this week.

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Close to the pagoda, we saw Buddhist funeral rituals being held on the street outside a destroyed house.

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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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