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pyre
[ pahyuhr ]
noun
- a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- such a pile for burning a dead body, especially as part of a funeral rite, as in India.
pyre
/ ±è²¹ÉªÉ™ /
noun
- a heap or pile of wood or other combustible material, esp one used for cremating a corpse
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pyre1
1650–60; < Latin pyra < Greek ±è²â°ùá hearth, funeral pile
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pyre1
C17: from Latin pyra, from Greek pura hearth, from pur fire
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He was born to pose backlit by a pyre of flaming zombies and does so here, with the hot wind tickling his locks perfectly.
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It is thought the objects may have been burnt on a funerary pyre before being buried, though no human remains were found.
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I distinctly remember the heat and fumes from 37 funeral pyres burning simultaneously under the April sun at a Delhi crematorium.
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A teenaged widow was burned on her husband's funeral pyre under the Hindu practice of sati 37 years ago.
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As is customary, a huge pyre was lit at the centre of the square.
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