pyre

[ pahyuhr ]
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noun
  1. a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.

  2. such a pile for burning a dead body, especially as part of a funeral rite, as in India.

Origin of pyre

1
1650–60; <Latin pyra<Greek pyrá hearth, funeral pile

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pyre

/ (paɪə) /


noun
  1. a heap or pile of wood or other combustible material, esp one used for cremating a corpse

Origin of pyre

1
C17: from Latin pyra, from Greek pura hearth, from pur fire

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