funeral

[US]/ˈfjuːnərəl/
[UK]/ˈfjuːnərəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a ceremony or service held shortly after a person's death, typically including the burial or cremation of the body
adj. relating to burial or the ceremony of burial

Phrases & Collocations

funeral service

funeral procession

funeral arrangements

funeral home

funeral director

state funeral

funeral and interment

funeral expenses

wedding and funeral

funeral parlor

funeral parlour

funeral march

Example Sentences

the format of the funeral service.

a bathetic funeral scene

A funeral is a sorrowful occasion.

A funeral is a somber occasion.

the lamentation of mourners at a funeral

He asked for no funeral oration.

the flames of the funeral pyre

we've arranged the funeral for Saturday.

he had to attend the funeral on Mama's behalf.

he had no idea of funeral decorum.

a funeral with only the immediate family in attendance.

A funeral procession filled the street.

The priest wore a purple vestment to conduct the funeral services.

I wanted the funeral to be a family affair.

Mravinsky's incandescent performance of Siegfried's Funeral March.

relations gather to observe the funeral rites.

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