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pyre

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Main Entry: pyre
Pronunciation: \ˈpī(-ə)r\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin pyra, from Greek, from pyr fire — more at fire
Date: 1587

: a combustible heap for burning a dead body as a funeral rite; broadly : a pile of material to be burned <a pyre of dead leaves>


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