pyre (p
r)
n.
1. A heap of combustibles for burning a corpse as a funeral rite.
2. A pile of combustibles.
[Latin pyra, from Greek pur
, from p
r, fire; see pa
w
in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun |
1. |
pyre – wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral ritecumulation, heap, pile, agglomerate, cumulus, mound – a collection of objects laid on top of each other |
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