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| fu·ner·al [ fynərəl ] (plural fu·ner·als) |
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1. ceremony for somebody who has died: a rite held to mark the burial or cremation of a corpse, especially a ceremony held immediately before burial or cremation
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2. funeral procession: a procession of mourners following a body to its place of burial or cremation
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3. end: an end to something's existence
  We have witnessed the funeral of the amateur game.
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| [14th century. Via Old French funerailles "funeral rites" < medieval Latin funeralia< late Latin funeralis "of death rituals" < Latin funer-, stem of funus "death ritual"] |
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be somebody's funeral to be something disapproved of that somebody else chooses to do (informal)
If he wants to work extra hours, that's his funeral.
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