funeral
[ fyoo-ner-uhl ]
/ ˈfyu nər əl /
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noun
the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
a funeral procession.
adjective
of or relating to a funeral: funeral services; funeral expenses.
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Idioms for funeral
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!
Origin of funeral
1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) <Medieval Latin fūnerālis, equivalent to Latin fūner-, stem of fūnus funeral rites + -ālis-al1; (noun), from early 16th cent., probably <Middle French funerailles<Medieval Latin fūnerālia, neuter plural of fūnerālis
OTHER WORDS FROM funeral
pre·fu·ner·al, adjectiveWords nearby funeral
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British Dictionary definitions for funeral
funeral
/ (ˈfjuːnərəl) /
noun
- a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
- (as modifier)a funeral service
a procession of people escorting a corpse to burial
informal worry; concern; affairthat's your funeral
Word Origin for funeral
C14: from Medieval Latin fūnerālia, from Late Latin fūnerālis (adj), from Latin fūnus funeral
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Idioms and Phrases with funeral
funeral
see it's your funeral.
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