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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fu•ner•al /ˈfyunərəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the ceremonies for a dead person before burial or cremation.
adj. [before a noun] - of or relating to a funeral:funeral services; funeral expenses.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fu•ner•al (fyo̅o̅′nər əl),USA pronunciation n. - the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation;
obsequies. - a funeral procession.
- Idioms be someone's funeral, [Informal.]to have unpleasant consequences for someone:If you don't finish the work on time, it will be your funeral!
adj. - of or pertaining to a funeral:funeral services; funeral expenses.
- Medieval Latin fūnerālia, neuter plural of fūnerālis
- Middle French funerailles
- Medieval Latin fūnerālis, equivalent. to Latin fūner-, stem of fūnus funeral rites + -ālis -al1; (noun, nominal), from early 16th cent., probably
- Middle English (adjective, adjectival) 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: funeral /ˈfjuːnərəl/ n - a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
- (as modifier): a funeral service
- a procession of people escorting a corpse to burial
- informal worry; concern; affair: that's your funeral
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin fūnerālia, from Late Latin fūnerālis (adj), from Latin fūnus funeral |