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PYRE

\pˈa͡ɪ͡ə], \pˈa‍ɪ‍ə], \p_ˈaɪə]\

Definitions of PYRE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A pile of wood, etc., to be set on fire at a funeral.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A funeral pile for burning.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A funeral pile.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. [Latin, Greek] A funeral pile; a pile to be burnt.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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