cremation
pronunciation
How to pronounce cremation in British English:
UK [krəˈmeɪʃn]
How to pronounce cremation in American English:
US [krəˈmeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the incineration of a dead body
Word Origin
- cremation (n.)
- 1620s, from Latin cremationem (nominative crematio), noun of action from past participle stem of cremare "to burn, consume by fire" (also used of the dead), from PIE *krem-, extended form of root *ker- (4) "heat, fire" (see carbon).
Example
- 1. Though cremation was seen as outrageous in its day .
- 2. As more japanese moved to the cities , space constraints accelerated the shift to cremation .
- 3. The old era would receive a ceremonial cremation and a new , stronger one would arise out of its ashes .
- 4. Cremation could provide a solution .
- 5. Custom and religion limit the use of cremation in many places .