Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - funeral
Funeral
funeral
n. & adj. --n. 1 a the burial or cremation of a dead person with its ceremonies. b a burial or cremation procession. c US a burial or cremation service. 2 sl. one's (usu. unpleasant) concern (that's your funeral). --attrib.adj. of or used etc. at a funeral (funeral oration). Phrases and idioms funeral director an undertaker. funeral parlour (US home) an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation. funeral pile (or pyre) a pile of wood etc. on which a corpse is burnt. funeral urn an urn holding the ashes of a cremated body. Etymology: ME f. OF funeraille f. med.L funeralia neut. pl. of LL funeralis f. L funus -eris funeral: (adj.) OF f. L funeralis
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin ~is, from Latin funer-, funus ~ (n.) Date: 14th century of, relating to, or constituting a ~, funereal 2, II. noun Etymology: Middle English funerelles (plural), from Middle French funerailles (plural), from Medieval Latin ~ia (plural), from Late Latin, neuter plural of ~is, adjective Date: circa 1512 the observances held for a dead person usually before burial or cremation, a ~ sermon, a ~ procession, an end of something's existence, a matter of concern to one ; worry ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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