Meanings
adjective
- Of or relating to a funeral.
The team says it has uncovered Bronze Age burnt mounds which heated water from the River Cole, Iron Age houses and funerary remains, plus evidence of Roman salt processing.
2021 November 3, “Network News: Coleshill's ancient past on display”, in RAIL, number 943, page 19Synonyms: funereal
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to a funeral.
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Origin
- Latinfunus
- Late Latinfūnerārius
- Englishfunerary
Borrowed from Late Latin fūnerārius, from Latin funus.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan funerari
- funerarirelating to a funeral
Dutch funeraire
- funerairerelating to a funeral
French funéraire
- funérairerelating to a funeral
German Begräbnis-, Bestattungs-
- Begräbnis-relating to a funeral
- Bestattungs-relating to a funeral
- Grab-relating to a funeral
- Grabes-relating to a funeral
Italian funebre, funerario
- funebrerelating to a funeral
- funerariorelating to a funeral
Korean 장례
- 장례 (jangnye)relating to a funeral
Latin fūnereus
- fūnereusrelating to a funeral
Polish pogrzebowy
- pogrzebowyrelating to a funeral
Portuguese funerário, fúnebre
- funeráriorelating to a funeral
- fúnebrerelating to a funeral
Romanian funerar
- funerarrelating to a funeral
Spanish funerario
- funerariorelating to a funeral
Swedish compounds with begravning
- compounds with begravningrelating to a funeral
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funerary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funerary
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“funerary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funerary. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “funerary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funerary.
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