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pyre

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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