funerary

adjective

fu·​ner·​ary ˈfyü-nə-ˌrer-ē How to pronounce funerary (audio)
: of, used for, or associated with burial
a pharaoh's funerary chamber

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In addition to the funerary object, officials recovered bronze vessels used for banquets, and eight ancient urns decorated with art and inscriptions. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024 The Yale Peabody Museum has flagged human remains and eight funerary objects in its collection for repatriation to Native American tribes of the Wabanaki Nations in Maine. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 Nov. 2024 The forum area also contains the remains of other buildings such as houses, thermal baths and even some funerary monuments, Álvarez said. Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 The collection includes funerary stelae, busts or statues, and features a lot of the translucent golden-yellow calcite alabaster that is commonly found in funerary art of ancient southwestern Arabia. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for funerary 

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of funerary was in 1661

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“Funerary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funerary. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

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