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funeral home — fu ner*al home , n. An establishment, usually commercial, where the bodies of dead persons are prepared for viewing before burial or cremation; called also {funeral parlor}, {mortuary}, {funeral chapel} and informally, {undertaker s}. The body… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
funeral home — UK / US or funeral parlour UK / US noun [countable] Word forms funeral home : singular funeral home plural funeral homes a place where the body of a dead person is prepared and kept before the funeral, and where relatives and friends may go to… … English dictionary
funeral home — also funeral .parlour n the place where a body is kept before a funeral … Dictionary of contemporary English
funeral home — funeral ,home or funeral ,parlor noun count a place where the body of a dead person is prepared and kept before the funeral, and where relatives and friends may go to see it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
funeral home — funeral homes N COUNT A funeral home is a place where a funeral director works and where dead people are prepared for burial or cremation … English dictionary
funeral home — or funeral parlor n. a business establishment where the bodies of the dead are prepared for burial or cremation and where funeral services can be held … English World dictionary
Funeral home — A funeral home, funeral parlor or mortuary, is a business that provides burial and funeral services for the deceased and their families. These services may include a prepared wake and funeral, and the provision of a chapel for the… … Wikipedia
funeral home — noun a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects • Syn: ↑funeral parlor, ↑funeral parlour, ↑funeral chapel, ↑funeral church, ↑funeral residence • Hypernyms: ↑morgue, ↑mortuary, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
funeral home — also funeral par.lour noun AmE (C) the place where a body is kept before a funeral … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
funeral home — noun Date: 1926 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
