PYRE


Meaning of PYRE in English

/ ˈpaɪə(r); NAmE / noun

a large pile of wood on which a dead body is placed and burned in a funeral ceremony

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek pura , from pur fire.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.