| n. | 1. | The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp., the ceremony or solemnization of interment; obsequies; burial; - formerly used in the plural. | |||
| 2. | The procession attending the burial of the dead; the show and accompaniments of an interment. | ||||
| 3. | A funeral sermon; - usually in the plural. | ||||
| a. | 1. | Pertaining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead;
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| Noun | 1. | funeral - a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral" |
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