| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| pyre |
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| PRONUNCIATION: | p r |
| NOUN: | 1. A heap of combustibles for burning a corpse as a funeral rite. 2. A pile of combustibles. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin pyra, from Greek pur , from p r, fire. See pa w in Appendix I.
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