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funeral home
noun
: an establishment with facilities for the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation, for the viewing of the body, and for funerals
called also funeral parlor
Examples of funeral home in a Sentence
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Burrell let Williams turn the policy over to the funeral home.
—Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 8 June 2024
Just days later, a New York funeral home found an 82-year-old woman alive and breathing shortly after she was declared dead at a nursing home.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 4 June 2024
Law enforcement and emergency personnel were dispatched around 11:45 a.m. Monday, June 3, to a funeral home in Lincoln for a medical emergency, Lancaster County Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said in a press conference.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
Emmett Till, 14, is laid out on a cot in a Chicago funeral home, his face disfigured and bloated.
—Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
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“Funeral home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20home. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
funeral home
noun
: a place where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation and funerals are held
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