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funeral parlour

/ˈfjuːnərəl ˈpɑːrlər/ /ˈfjuːnərəl ˈpɑːrlɚ/

Meanings
noun
A mortuary or funeral home.

Examples :

"The family met at the funeral parlour to view the body of their grandmother before the service. "
culture ritual building place

Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration home

home noun

/(h)əʊm/ /hoʊm/

A dwelling.

"My home is a small house near the school. "

Illustration their

their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration mortuary

mortuary noun

/ˈmɔrt͡ʃuˌɛri/ /ˈmɔrt͡ʃəˌwɛri/

A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation.

"The family took the deceased grandmother to the mortuary for preparation before the funeral. "

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family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

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funeral noun

/ˈfjuːnəɹəl/ /ˈfjunəɹəl/

A ceremony to honour and remember a deceased person. Often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.

"The funeral for Grandma Smith was held at the church on Saturday. "

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view noun

/vjuː/

(physical) Visual perception.

"From my view of the classroom, I could see the teacher writing on the board. "

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parlour noun

/ˈpɑːlə/ /ˈpɑɹlɚ/

The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room

"After dinner, the family gathered in the parlour to chat and play board games. "

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service noun

/ˈsɜːvɪs/ /ˈsɝvɪs/

An act of being of assistance to someone.

"I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career."

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before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

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body noun

/ˈbɒdi/ /ˈbɑdi/

Physical frame.

"My sister injured her body during a soccer game. "