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pyre
pyre [ pīr ] (plural pyres)


noun 
Definition:
 
pile of burning material: a pile of burning material, especially a pile of wood on which a dead body is ceremonially cremated
[Mid-17th century. Via Latin pyra< Greek pura< pur "fire"]
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