ˈfju:nərəl n. & adj. --n. 1 a
the burial or cremation of a
dead person with its ceremonies. b a burial or cremation
procession. c US a burial or cremation service. 2 sl. one's (usu. unpleasant)
concern (that's
your funeral). --attrib.adj. of or used etc. at a funeral (funeral oration). øfuneral
director an
undertaker. funeral
parlour (US home) an
establishment where the dead are prepared
for burial or cremation. funeral pile (or pyre) a pile of
wood etc. on
which a
corpse is
burnt. funeral
urn an urn
holding the ashes of a cremated
body. [ME f. OF funeraille f. med.L funeralia neut. pl. of LL funeralis f. L funus -eris funeral: (adj.) OF f. L funeralis]