pyre
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Etymology[edit]
Latin pyra (“pyre, funeral pile”), from Ancient Greek πυρά (pura), from πῦρ (pūr, “fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ur. Etymological twin to fire.
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pyre (plural pyres)
- A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
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- For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare. - Homer Iliad, p. 31
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- Any heap or pile of combustibles.
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a funeral pile
