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funeral definition

fu·neral (fyo̵̅o̅′nər əl)

adjective

of or having to do with a funeral

Etymology: ME < LL funeralis < L funus (gen. funeris), a funeral < ? IE *dheu-, to pass away, die

noun

  1. the ceremonies connected with burial or cremation of the dead; obsequies
  2. the procession accompanying the body to the place of burial or cremation

Etymology: ME funerelles (pl.) < OFr funerailles < ML funeralia < neut. pl. of funeralis

funeral Idioms

be someone's funeral

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to be someone's problem, worry, etc. and not another's

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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