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单词 pyre
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pyre /paɪr/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a pile or heap of wood or other material that burns easily.
  2. such a pile for burning a dead body, esp. as part of a funeral rite, as in India.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pyre  (pīər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
  2. such a pile for burning a dead body, esp. as part of a funeral rite, as in India.
  • Greek pyrá hearth, funeral pile
  • Latin pyra
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pyre /paɪə/ n
  1. a heap or pile of wood or other combustible material, esp one used for cremating a corpse
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin pyra, from Greek pura hearth, from pur fire
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