cremation
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See also: crémation
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin cremātiō, cremātiōnis; equivalent to cremate -ion.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /kɹɪˈmeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]cremation (countable and uncountable, plural cremations)
- A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
- Cremation removes a significant amount of "closure" from the process of death.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse
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