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pyre

pyre
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pahyuh r]
    • /paɪər/
    • /paɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pahyuh r]
    • /paɪər/

Definitions of pyre word

  • noun pyre a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material. 1
  • noun pyre such a pile for burning a dead body, especially as part of a funeral rite, as in India. 1
  • noun pyre funeral bonfire 1
  • countable noun pyre A pyre is a high pile of wood built outside on which people burn a dead body or other things in a ceremony. 0
  • noun pyre a heap or pile of wood or other combustible material, esp one used for cremating a corpse 0
  • noun pyre a pile, esp. of wood, on which a dead body is burned in a funeral rite 0

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Origin of pyre

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin pyra < Greek pyrá hearth, funeral pile

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pyre

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pyre popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

pyre usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pyre

noun pyre

  • bier — a platform or stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse rests before burial
  • boiler — A boiler is a device which burns gas, oil, electricity, or coal in order to provide hot water, especially for the central heating in a building.
  • bonfire — A bonfire is a fire that is made outdoors, usually to burn rubbish. Bonfires are also sometimes lit as part of a celebration.
  • campfire — A campfire is a fire that you light out of doors when you are camping.
  • cinerator — an incinerator.

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