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pyre

UK/ˈpaɪɚ/ US/ˈpaɪɜr/ uncommon

noun

1.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin pyra (“pyre, funeral pile”), from Ancient Greek πυρά (purá), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). Doublet of fire.

Phrases

  • funeral pyre

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