funeral+procession

  • 31funeral — 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… …

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  • 32funeral */*/ — UK [ˈfjuːn(ə)rəl] / US [ˈfjun(ə)rəl] noun [countable] Word forms funeral : singular funeral plural funerals a) a ceremony that takes place after someone dies, usually including a religious ceremony, and the formal process of taking the body to… …

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  • 33procession — pro|ces|sion [prəˈseʃən] n 1.) [U and C] a line of people or vehicles moving slowly as part of a ceremony →↑parade funeral/wedding/carnival etc procession ▪ They marched in procession to the Capitol building. 2.) several people or things of the… …

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  • 34Pall (funeral) — Funeral procession arriving at the church. The coffin is covered with an elaborate red pall. Heures d Étienne Chevalier (Musée Condé, Chantilly) A pall (also called mortcloth) is a cloth which covers a casket or coffin at funerals.[1] …

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  • 35funeral — fu|ner|al [ fjun(ə)rəl ] noun count ** a ceremony that takes place after someone dies, usually including a religious ceremony, and the formal process of taking the body to the place where it is buried or CREMATED: He flew home to arrange for his… …

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  • 36funeral — noun a ceremony held shortly after a person s death, usually including the person s burial or cremation. ↘archaic or literary a procession of mourners at a burial. Phrases it s your funeral informal said to warn someone that an unwise act is… …

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  • 37funeral*/ — [ˈfjuːn(ə)rəl] noun [C] a ceremony that takes place after someone dies, and the formal process of taking the body to the place where it is buried or CREMATED He flew home to arrange for his father s funeral.[/ex] a funeral service/procession[/ex] …

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  • 38procession — Synonyms and related words: caravan, cavalcade, chain, column, coming after, consecution, consecutiveness, continuation, continuity, cortege, course, cycle, descent, dress parade, extension, file, flyover, following, funeral, line, lineage,… …

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  • 39funeral — fu·ner·al || fjuːnÉ™rÉ™l n. burial ceremony, procession accompanying a coffin to the grave; problem, affair (Slang) …

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  • 40State funeral of John F. Kennedy — Robert Kennedy and Jean Kennedy seen following Jacqueline Kennedy as she leaves the United States Capitol with John Kennedy Jr. and Caroline Kennedy, after viewing John F. Kennedy lying in state, 1963. The state funeral of John F. Kennedy took… …

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