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Word: Obsequies
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: plural of obsolete obsequy, from Anglo-Norman French obsequie, from the medieval Latin plural obsequiae (from Latin exsequiae ‘funeral rites’, influenced by obsequium ‘dutiful service’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒbsɪkwɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
funeral rites.
Short Definition:funeral rites
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