funeral in English: The meeting held after someone dies, where family and friends say goodbye before the body is buried or burned. (noun)

Translation

The meeting held after someone dies, where family and friends say goodbye before the body is buried or burned.

Word origin

From Latin funus, meaning a death and the rites held for it.

Gender

Pluralfunerals

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A funeral usually happens a few days after the death.

Hundreds .

People come to the funeral to say goodbye.

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Black clothes are the custom at funerals in many countries.

death

The end of life, when a person or animal stops living.

bury

To put something in the ground and cover it with earth.

dead

No longer living.

church

A building where Christians meet to pray and worship God.

flower

The coloured part of a plant that holds its seeds and often smells sweet.

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