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funeral

/ˈfju.nəɹ.əl/ noun B1
  1. A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased. · Many mourners turned up at the local artist's funeral to pay homage.
  2. A funeral sermon. (dated)

Plural funerals

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Let’s have a funeral.”
The Jungle Book, p. 64 · B2
Barry may feel remorse for what she has done and will let Diana come to my funeral.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 126 · C1
They were buried in the one grave and their funeral was most imposing, Diana.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 206 · C1
It’s so much more romantic to end a story up with a funeral than a wedding.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 206 · C1

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