pyre
noun [C] /paɪər/
/paɪr/ Definition
› a large pile of wood on which a dead body is burned in some parts of the world: A traditional Hindu custom used to involve widows burning themselves alive on their husbands' funeral pyres.Places where bodies are buried or cremated
(Definition of pyre noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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