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funerary

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːn(ə)ɹəɹi/
  • General-American: /ˈfjunəˌɹɛɹi/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: F Y UW1 N ER0 EH2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to a funeral.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or for or relating to a funeral

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • funerary urn

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin fūnerārius, from Latin funus.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: funerari — relating to a funeral
  • Dutch: funeraire — relating to a funeral
  • French: funéraire — relating to a funeral
  • Galician: funerario — relating to a funeral
  • German: Begräbnis- — relating to a funeral
  • German: Bestattungs- — relating to a funeral
  • German: Grab- — relating to a funeral
  • German: Grabes- — relating to a funeral
  • Ido: funerala — relating to a funeral
  • Italian: funebre — relating to a funeral
  • Italian: funerario — relating to a funeral
  • Korean: 장례 (jangnye) — relating to a funeral
  • Latin: fūnereus — relating to a funeral
  • Portuguese: funerário — relating to a funeral
  • Portuguese: fúnebre — relating to a funeral
  • Romanian: funerar — relating to a funeral
  • Serbo-Croatian: pogrebni — relating to a funeral
  • Spanish: funerario — relating to a funeral
  • Swedish: compounds with begravning — relating to a funeral
Real reading context

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