/ ˈfjuːnərəl; NAmE / noun
a ceremony, usually a religious one, for burying or cremating (= burning) a dead person :
Hundreds of people attended the funeral.
a funeral procession
a funeral march (= a sad piece of music suitable for funerals)
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IDIOMS
- it's your funeral
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French funeraille , from medieval Latin funeralia , neuter plural of late Latin funeralis , from Latin funus , funer- funeral, death, corpse.