pyre
[ pahyuhr ]
/ paɪər /
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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.
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Origin of pyre
1650–60; <Latin pyra<Greek pyrá hearth, funeral pile
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British Dictionary definitions for pyre
pyre
/ (paɪə) /
noun
a heap or pile of wood or other combustible material, esp one used for cremating a corpse
Word Origin for pyre
C17: from Latin pyra, from Greek pura hearth, from pur fire
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