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funerary

[ fyoo-nuh-rer-ee ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a funeral or burial:

    a funerary urn.



ˈڳܲԱ

/ ˈːəəɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or for a funeral
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of funerary1

First recorded in 1685–95, funerary is from the Late Latin word ūԱܲ of, relating to a funeral. See funeral, -ary
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Example Sentences

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It is thought the objects may have been burnt on a funerary pyre before being buried, though no human remains were found.

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On occasion, a deceased warrior’s wife would be killed during a funerary ceremony.

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She goes on to say: "In addition, they provide a better understanding of the symbolic sphere linked to these grave goods from a funerary context, such as is the Cave of Los Murciélagos."

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In the funerary events that ensued, Mrs. Kennedy gamely planned ceremonies and received well-wishers in the public eye, showing unabated grief only in private.

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The bulb suggests enlightenment, while those old clay vessels, sometimes used as grave markers or funerary offerings, lend a spiritual dimension to Eliasson’s luminescent sight.

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